Last night, Real Madrid entered the final series of matches in this season’s Champions League group stage by welcoming Celtic at home. Not unexpected, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s army tried their best to destroy the opponent, in order to “regain face” after the defeat at the hands of RB Leipzig last week.
Los Blancos completely overwhelmed the representative from Scotland and won with a final score of 5-1, thereby entering the knockout round as the top of Group F. Notably, 2 out of 5 goals that Real scored came from penalties, including Luka Modric’s opening goal in the 6th minute.
Modric broke the Champions League record.
According to data from OptaJoe, Modric’s goal (37 years, 54 days) also put him in Champions League history, as the Croatian midfielder became the oldest player to successfully score a penalty in the Champions League. Previously, this record holder was Burak Yilmaz (36 years 244 days), he scored in the match between Lille and Chelsea in March 2022.
This season, Modric continues to maintain impressive form after deciding to extend his contract with Real. In all competitions, the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has given himself 4 goals and 2 assists.
Huynh Phong – according to xevathethao.vn | 12:29 November 3, 2022
