Liam Scales recently played against the best of world football - and he wants to use the experience to better himself with Celtic next season
From Antoine Griezmann to Ciro Immobile and Alvaro Morata, the Irish centre-back tested his talents in Group E of UEFA's flagship competition during the 2023/24 campaign.' side ultimately finished at the foot of the table come December, Scales learned some invaluable lessons against the global elite.needs little in the way of introductions – something the 25-year-old Celt learned the hard way when Ireland played Portugal in a pre-Euro 2024 friendly in June.
"I went into the game thinking: 'I’ve got experience in the Champions League, I’ll be well able'. I felt like I could play against them. But the whole Portugal team were brilliant, not just Ronaldo."Scales described Ronaldo – who helped his country win the European Championships in 2016 – as"quality", proven by technical prowess and underpinned by an astute sense of game intelligence.
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