Celtic take on European Champions Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the early evening kick-off in the final match in the Champions League Group F.
Real Madrid recorded what was ultimately a comprehensive 3-0 win in Glasgow on the opening night of the campaign but there is no doubt that the scoreline flattered the illustrious Spanish giants with Callum McGregor striking the post in the first half and Liel Abada, Daizen Maeda and Giorgios Giakoumakis all passing up clear-cut scoring opportunities before the inevitable happened.
That became the recurring theme in Celtic’s Champions League campaign where results have never match the performances and it’s certainly a frustration for everyone connected with Celtic.
Real Madrid have failed to win in their last two Group stage matches drawing in Warsaw against Shakhtar Donetsk and losing in Germany to RB Leipzig. Those two meet this evening and are fighting it out for the second qualifying spot for the Champions League knockout stages.
The Champions of Europe of course are already through but a combination of a Celtic win this evening and RB Leipzig beating Shakhtar would see the Bundesliga side win the group.
Ange Postecoglou wants his players to play without fear and to take the game to Real Madrid. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could get some joy this evening doing just that? It would of course mean we take our chances for a change. No missed opportunities tonight please, Celtic!
Team News
Cameron Carter-Vickers stayed home in Glasgow after picking up a knock on the plastic surface at Livingston, the quicker Scottish football follow the Dutch example and ban these artificial surfaces the better.
Callum McGregor is the only other injury as the Celtic captain targets return for the trip to Pittodrie in mid-December, which is the first match back after the World Cup.
Our Predicted Celtic Team this evening is as follows (we got 10/11 right on Sunday)…
Hart, Juranovic, Taylor, Welsh, Jenz, O’Riley, Hatate, Mooy, Forrest, Kyogo and Jota.
Kick Off Time
This evening’s match in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium kicks off at 5.45pm (Celtic Park Time)
Where to Watch
The game will be shown on BT Sport 4 with coverage beginning at 5pm.
Around 10,000 Celtic supporters have made the journey to Spain to see The Bhoys in action and hopefully, they’ll be celebrating a famous result against Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
🟢⚪ Matchday! ✊
🆚 @realmadriden
🏆 #UCL
🕗 5:45pm (CPT)
🏟️ Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
📻 Live audio on @CelticTV Worldwide
📺 Live on @btsportfootball#RealMadridCeltic | #COYBIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/Ou5YVsKrjj— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) November 2, 2022
🏟 The Bhoys in the Bernabéu tonight on @CelticTV
📻 Live audio broadcast from 5:30pm (CPT)
📺 Full match replay from 11pm (CPT)#RealMadridCeltic | #UCL | #COYBIG 🍀 pic.twitter.com/L7eVCoiyIJ
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) November 2, 2022
The Champions of Europe v The Champions of Scotland live on BT Sport…coverage starts at 5pm⚽️🍀 pic.twitter.com/vIOv176DBu
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) November 2, 2022
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