Scottish conquerors suffer in the Champions League
Kairat Almaty’s travails in the Champions League continued after Celtic’s conquerors were soundly beaten 5-0 by Real Madrid.
Eduardo Camavinga added a fourth and Brahim Diaz netted a fifth in the last action of the game in stoppage time as Xavi Alonso’s Spanish giants flexed their muscle 4000 miles away from the Spanish capital.
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid as they defeated Kairat Almaty 5-0.placeholder image
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid as they defeated Kairat Almaty 5-0. | AP
Kairat were denied a potential moment of glory on 67 minutes when they were awarded a penalty following Dani Ceballos’ challenge on Valeri Gromyko. However, following a VAR check, the award was overturned and Kazakh hopes were ended of a consolation goal.
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The Belgians took the lead through Christos Tzolis, but the Italian side battled back and levelled through Lazar Samardzic’s penalty before Mario Pasalic found a winner on 87 minutes.
Celtic and Rangers have to make do with Europa League football this season and they face Braga at home and Sturm Graz away respectively on Thursday night.