Luca Modric scored from the penalty spot as Celtic suffered a disastrous start to their final UEFA Champions League Group Stage match. The Real Madrid skipper for the evening stepped up after Valverde’s fluffed shot hit the arm of Moritz Jenz, who knew very little about it.
Stephanie Frappart pointed to the spot and VAR checked it but the Italian officials in the VAR room decided that the position was unnatural. Modric stepped up and cooly slotted the penalty into the net after sending Joe Hart the wrong way. It was a harsh decision, especially given that the defender had gone to block the initial shot only
While Jenz gave the penalty away, Hart didn’t cover himself in glory in the buildup to the awarding of the spotkick. The Englishman appeared to hesitate when coming for a pass for Ascensio.