Celtic take on the visitors Real Madrid in the round 1 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 6th at Celtic Park (Glasgow).
Celtic regained the championship title in their native Scotland last season. Before that, Steven Gerrard and Rangers were able to break the hoops' long-term dominance. But the new coach, Ange Postekoglu, was able, despite the strained start in the new place, eventually returned the lost positions to his wards. Now there will be a new challenge: as the best team in Scotland, the Celts have received a direct "ticket" to the group stage of the Champions League this year. Before the long-awaited start, about 20 million pounds were spent on strengthening the squad. This made it possible to acquire Abilgor and Khaksabanovic and several other players, while the experienced Aaron Mooy moved from China as a free agent. But is this enough to at least compete with Shakhtar for the 3rd place in the quartet?
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Real Madrid had a strong last season. It can already be said unequivocally that Florentino Perez's bet on Carlo Ancelotti (whom he fired not so long ago!) worked, perhaps even more than expected. The Italian triumphantly returned to Spain, winning the Super Cup and the Primera, and then he took another Champions League title for himself and for the club. Yes, the Spaniards had to lose to each of the opponents in the Champions League playoffs, but what's the use of the same Liverpool that Courtois couldn’t be beaten once in the final? In the new temporade, the "royal club" has already taken the first title, having beaten "Eintracht" (Frankfurt) in the UEFA Super Cup in approximately the same style. But still, the results of the transfer “window” are still confusing. Yes, they did a great job strengthening the defense, especially since Rudiger came as a free agent. But the exchange in midfield Tchuameni for Casemiro is only good for the future, and at the moment Aurélien is hardly ready to replace the Brazilian. Yes, they dropped the ballast perfectly - Bale, in the first place, as well as Isco, Marcelo, Jovic, Borja Mayoral, Chust, Kubo, Reinier. But still, at least 1 striker was needed - Benzema is great, but still not getting younger.
The teams played each other as far back as 1980. Then, in the quarter-finals of the European Cup, Celtic won 2-0 at home. But in Madrid, a memorable victory for Real Madrid took place, as they scored 3 unanswered goals. The bookmakers believe that the field factor will not help Celtic either. Real Madrid will obviously want to start the rally with a win, so it is worth using the bet on the win of the visitors with handicap -1 goal.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with -1.0 handicap.
