Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate on showing what he can do against the best, and what he learnt from facing Luka Modric

Reo Hatate shone in the middle of the park for Celtic against Real Madrid despite the array of talent in the opposition midfield.

THERE was a moment of class and technical brilliance during Tuesday night’s Champions League tussle between Celtic and Real Madrid that epitomised the mind-boggling standard that was on display. But it didn’t come from the magical feet of Luka Modric, or the twinkle toes of Vinicius Jnr.

Instead, it was Reo Hatate who had the Celtic Park crowd gaping in awe as he received a throw-in from Josip Juranovic, took the ball first-time on the volley without looking and raked an incredible cross-field pass right to the feet of Jota on the opposite flank.