Real Madrid take on the visitors Celtic in the round 6 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 2nd at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid).
Real Madrid are clearly not battling anymore, but finishing in the group stage. Los Blancos crowned their wonderful last season with the conquest of Champions League – another one for themselves and for Carlo Ancelotti. Obviously, now they want to repeat this achievement. And, at least, the first stage, the exit from the group, was closed following the results of the 1st round, in which the Spanish grandee consistently beat all 3 opponents ... And then they began, it seems, to play the fool. The defeat could have happened even in Warsaw, in the 4th round, but there Rudiger's goal was saved them literally in the last attack. And last Tuesday, Galacticos had already conceded 2 goals from RB Leipzig by the 18th minute. It was impossible to move away from this: the final score was 2-3. So they can lose the 1st place in the group.
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Celtic are not good enough for this level. The Hoops have not played in the Champions League for quite a long time. For a simple reason: they could not pass qualification rounds. And now, due to the victory in the Premiership, they went directly to the group stage only to draw twice with Shakhtar there in an identical scenario: they opened the score, but received a response from Mudryk. Yes, there were chances to snatch victory, but what was the incredible miss of Sikan, who had incredible chance to score. And, most importantly, Ange Postekoglu's wards no longer claimed anything, losing dryly to Real at home, and in both meetings with RB Leipzig. As a result, ahead of schedule, after the 5th round, the Scots are left without a chance even for 3rd place. It remains to console oneself that the eternal enemies, the Rangers, the results were even worse.
Incredibly, before the current tournament, the clubs crossed paths in March 1980, in the quarter-finals of the European Cup. And how: Celtic won 2-0 at home, but it was not enough, because then in Madrid Real Madrid scored three times and went through. By and large, this is a friendly match, only with an official status. Real are clearly stronger and more experienced, and plays at home - we are waiting for his victory over Celtic with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with -1.5 handicap.
