Celtic opened up their Champions League campaign with a defeat to the holders as Real Madrid left Glasgow with all three points.
It was an encouraging performance in spells from the Hoops who really took the game to the Spanish giants in the opening 45 minutes and went so very close through Callum McGregor.
But at Europe's top table you need to take your chances when on top and the visitors showed how quickly a game can turn on its head as they fired twice in four second half minutes to take the sting out of the matchday one showdown in what was a cauldron of noise at Parkhead. Vinicius JR and Luka Modric were the scorers before Eden Hazard added a third from close range. Ange Postecoglou and his Celtic side can take plenty of encouragement from the way they opened the game and how they played in large periods for the rest of their campaign and can take a valuable lesson from this one.
