Real Madrid don’t need a helping hand in the Santiago Bernabeu but Celtic gave them one any way after conceding TWO penalties for handball to set the 14-time champions on their way to a hammering of the Hoops.
Ange Postecoglou saw his men taught a harsh lesson by the Spaniards and masters of this competition as they ended Group F without too many of the positives that they have taken from previous encounters as the La Liga giants ripped them apart. Luka Modric fired the Spaniards in front from the spot after a handball by Moritz Jenz, Rodrygo added another penalty after Matt O’Riley was also penalised for handball before Josip Juranovic then missed a penalty for the visitors.
The Spaniards then really turned the screw after the break as Marco Asensio added a third with a classy finish and Vinicius Jnr and Federico Valverde added further goals before substitute Jota netted a brilliant free kick consolation. It was no surprise Celtic started on the front foot and they put pressure on their hosts but Real Madrid’s first real attack saw them take the lead with just six minutes on the clock when Valverde’s effort struck Jenz’s hand.
