Celtic vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueReal Madrid beat Celtic 3-0 to start Champions League title defence
Real Madrid overcame an impressive Celtic performance to start the defence of their Champions League crown with an eventually comfortable 3-0 win.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 1': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Éder Militão.
- 2': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
- 4': Foul by Josip Juranovic (Celtic).
- 4': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 9': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 12': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 13': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
- 13': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jota with a through ball.
- 16': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
- 20': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Toni Kroos.
- 20': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 21': Callum McGregor (Celtic) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 26': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Éder Militão.
- 27': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 29': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
- 30': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
- 31': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Moritz Jenz (Celtic).
- 35': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
- 39': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Daniel Carvajal is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 39': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
- 41': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
- 43': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 43': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
- 44': Offside, Celtic. Callum McGregor tries a through ball, but Jota is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Celtic 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Daizen Maeda replaces Liel Abada.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Éder Militão because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 56': Goal! Celtic 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 60': Goal! Celtic 0, Real Madrid 2. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
- 64': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 64': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
- 69': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 71': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. Aaron Mooy replaces Matt O'Riley.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Reo Hatate.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 74': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Jota (Celtic).
- 77': Goal! Celtic 0, Real Madrid 3. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
- 78': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 82': Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Jota.
- 83': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 83': Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Offside, Real Madrid. Thibaut Courtois tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt saved. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 88': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 88': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferland Mendy following a fast break.
- 90': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Celtic 0, Real Madrid 3.
- 0': Match ends, Celtic 0, Real Madrid 3.
Statistics
 RMA |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.6 | Possession | 35.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 788 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 845 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 13 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,057
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,057
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 6 | Moritz Jenz |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 88 | Josip Juranovic |
| 33 | Matt O'Riley |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
| 17 | Jota |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy  |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
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