Toni Kroos has hailed the mentality of Celtic fans after they produced a “spectacular” atmosphere against Real Madrid.
The European champions had to weather a first half storm as Ange Postecgolou’s team threatened to spring a shock. Liel Abada missed two big chances either side of A Callum McGregor effort that agonisingly came back off the post as Real were left in no doubt that they were in a game. They managed to quiet the crowd after the break thanks to Vinicius Junior’s opener before Luka Modric and Eden Hazard added two more goals as Carlo Ancelotti’s side showed their class.
But the first 45 minutes will offer Celtic plenty of hope that second place in this group could be theirs. Shakhtar Donetsk's convincing win away to RB Leipzig opens Group F right up and the knock-out stage will very much be on the agenda for Postecoglou and his players. If they can reproduce their first half display then their opponents will struggle to live with them, especially in Glasgow.
