Poor Jota. That strike he hit in the Bernabèu was good enough to win a Champions League Final. The Portuguese talent managed to drive the ball past the best goalkeeper in the world, who up until that point looked like he was never going to be beaten by anyone in a Celtic shirt.
Kyogo, Juranovic and Giakoumakis all tried in vain to get Celtic up and running on the scoreboard but Thibault Courtois was imperious. Reminiscent of one Fraser Forster I might add. But he was eventually robbed of his clean sheet as the former Benfica player nabbed a memorable free-kick in front of footballing aristocracy.
It really is a pity that the young man was not on the team which won 5-1, but try telling that to him as he was absolutely delighted afterwards. Sure, it didn’t really mean much in the grand scheme of things, but it was more an indication that he and his teammates have the quality needed to thrive at Champions League level.
PLZ Soccer caught up with him after the game and he was over the moon about his goal and general experience. Revealing it was quite the night for him, he categorised it by saying, “I think this was one of the best moments of my life!” Jota also reserved praise – as he always does – for the incredible support which never stopped throughout the entire 90 minutes in the Spanish capital.
Watch both videos with Jota in the Bernabèu:
🗣️ ‘I think this was one of the best moments of my life!’
Celtic forward Jota described the joy he felt when his free kick hit the back of the net at the Bernabeu, as his family watched on in the stands.
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🗣️ ‘They are just different, aren’t they? Celtic fans are unbelievable!’
Jota vows his Celtic side will continue to ‘fight’ for the fans and admits the players are grateful for their travelling support despite Bernabeu loss pic.twitter.com/v60lyGRLRA
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Paul Gillespie
