Celtic finished their Champions League campaign winless after being thrashed 5-1 at holders Real Madrid, who qualified for the last 16 as Group F winners.
Real’s comfortable victory means they will be seeded in Monday’s last-16 draw and could be potential opponents for unseeded Liverpool.
The Spanish champions were 2-0 up inside 21 minutes at the Bernabeu thanks to penalties from Luka Modric and Rodrygo.
Already-eliminated Celtic could have pulled one back in the 35th minute but Josip Juranovic’s penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois.
The Croatia defender’s miss was then punished in the second half as Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde made it 5-0 after 71 minutes.
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Celtic scored an 84th-minute consolation goal thanks to substitute Jota’s stunning free-kick as Ange Postecoglou’s side finished bottom of Group F with four losses and two draws.
Elsewhere in Group F, RB Leipzig won 4-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk to qualify as runners-up for the last 16.
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Celtic went to the Bernabeu knowing they would finish bottom of the group regardless of the result, but they began their final game in the worst possible way after Real were awarded a penalty inside the first five minutes.
Moritz Jenz handballed Valverde’s shot and Real captain Modric converted to open the scoring in the sixth minute.
Real were soon given another penalty – this time by VAR – as Rodrygo’s strike struck Matt O’Riley’s arm and the Brazilian stepped up to make it 2-0 in the 21st minute.
Referee Stephanie Frappart then awarded her third penalty of the evening as Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy fouled Liel Abada but Juranovic’s spot-kick was saved by Courtois.
Six minutes into the second half, Real scored a third as Asensio produced an excellent first-time finish from Dani Carvajal’s pull back.
Vinicius Junior made it 4-0 in the 61st minute as the Brazilian tapped home Valverde’s cross and 10 minutes later the Uruguayan got himself on the scoresheet with a sweeping first-time finish.
The 1,800 Celtic supporters in the away end were given something to cheer about, though, when Jota curled a wonderful free-kick past Courtois.
But the 5-1 defeat meant the Scottish Premiership champions ended with just two points from six games – their lowest-ever total for a Champions League group-stage campaign.
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Celtic have lost their last six UEFA Champions League matches against Spanish opponents, conceding 24 goals while scoring just two in return.Real Madrid have won all three of their home group stage matches in a UEFA Champions League season for the first time since 2015-16, a season in which they went on to win the competition.Celtic conceded two penalty goals after 20 minutes and 47 seconds against Real Madrid, the earliest a side has ever let in two penalties in a UEFA Champions League match.At the age of 37 years and 54 days, Real Madrid’s Luka Modric became the oldest UEFA Champions League scorer since Francesco Totti in November 2014 for Roma against CSKA Moscow (38y 59d).
What’s next?
Celtic have three more Scottish Premiership games ahead of the World Cup. They face Dundee United at home on Saturday; kick-off 3pm. Celtic then travel to Motherwell on Wednesday November 9; kick-off 7.45pm.
Their final match before the tournament is on Saturday November 12 when they host Ross County; kick-off 3pm.
Real Madrid have two more La Liga games ahead of the World Cup break. They face Rayo Vallecano on Monday November 7 before playing Cadiz three days later.