6th September 2022 – 21:00, Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic will take on Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage opening round. The hosts want to build up on their latest performance in the Old Firm, while the away side seeks three points from this trip.
Celtic Preview & Team News
Celtic is coming off a comfortable 4:0 win over city rivals Rangers; they have been unstoppable this season, winning seven of seven matches played across two competitions. They now kick off the Champions League campaign with a clash against the defending champions, hoping to continue this streak. The home side is full of confidence, and they will try to pick up valuable points in the fight for a top-two finish in the group. Celtic’s big win over Rangers was overshadowed by a couple of injuries that will likely carry into this game. Kyogo Furuhashi and Carl Starfelt both picked up knocks and shouldn’t be available to help their teammates to secure a positive result.
Real Madrid Preview & Team News
Although they have won an incredible five titles as European champions in the last eight years, Real Madrid has been able to make mistakes and misfire in the opening games in the past. They won’t have an easy task this time either. It is not in their favor that the team’s defense does not look coordinated at the beginning of the season, and against them, there is a team that will be very motivated and has already scored 29 goals in 7 games played. Vinicius Junior is a football magician, he is only 21 years old, has great dribbles, and the opposing defenders have no solution to stop this guy. Owing to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this game.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Celtic will likely be able to score against this Real Madrid lineup, however, a single goal might not be enough to give them the result they want. Although it won’t be easy for the visitors, we believe they will be able to come out on top of their opponents.
Goals Market Prediction
Both teams have been very efficient in their domestic championships, and we expect them to continue that trend on the continental stage. Therefore, we don’t think either team will keep a clean sheet in this match.
Celtic vs Real Madrid
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