Los Blancos rout Postecoglou’s side to round off group stages in style
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There wasn’t one stand-out player for Real, with the vast majority of their front six proving to be near-unstoppable, and Asensio was especially sublime on the right flank. He scored Real’s third, and managed two shots on target from five attempts. He also played five key passes, attempted six crosses, and won all his duels, as well as winning the ball four times, via three interceptions. Ascending.
A 5-1 victory sees Real finish the group stage in comfortable fashion, winning Group F by a point despite Leipzig’s win over Shakhtar. They’ll be the only representatives from La Liga in the Champions League knockout stages, with Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla all having crashed out. Celtic weren’t advancing to any stage of any competition, and finish rock-bottom of the group, with their two points a better return than only Viktoria Plzen and Glasgow rivals Rangers.