Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid: Champions League holders show class in clinical showing
But it was not a dispiriting night at a bouncing Celtic Park as the Scottish champions made a good impression on the biggest stage.
And after McGregor rattled an upright from the edge of the area and half-time substitute Daizen Maeda scuffed a brilliant opportunity from six yards, there was a sense of foreboding that Celtic's missed chances would haunt them. With Celtic suffering from their first-half exertions, Real controlled the ball with greater ease and put together a stunning 33-pass move which culminated in Kroos picking out Dani Carvajal, who stroked across goal for Hazard to tap home their third.
Had Abada showed his usual ruthless streak, things might have been different. As it was, Kroos and Modric did what Kroos and Modric do, superbly supported by precocious Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni. Celtic were chasing shadows slightly by the end, but they can take encouragement their style can cause problems against the best, with RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk to come.: "Obviously disappointed with the outcome. I thought the first goal was always going to be important and up until that point we were well in the game.Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti:"We were not surprised [with Celtic's start]. We knew they could start really fast. We were lucky because they hit the post.
There were 33 uninterrupted passes in the build-up to Hazard's goal; since 2003-04 , this is the most in the build-up to any of Real Madrid's 434 goals in the competition in this period.
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