Joe Hart: The Celtic number one skippered the side in Cameron Carter-Vickers' absence. He was sent the wrong way from 12 yards by the classy Luka Modric who repeated his Parkhead goalscoring feat inside five minutes. He spread himself brilliantly to deny Vinicius Jnr from making it 2-0 but was again well beaten by Rodrygo's expertly taken penalty as well as Marco Asensio's and Federico Valverde's beautiful strikes. 5
Josip Juranovic: He picked the biggest stage of all to fluff his lines from the penalty spot. The full-back's miss on 35 minutes was crucial and it was a microcosm of the Hoops' luck in the Champions League group stages. The Croatian struck the ball fiercely enough but it was at a decent height for the goalkeeper as his 100 per cent penalty conversion rate bit the dust. It was a painful moment for the visitors as they squandered yet another golden opportunity to reduce the arrears and haul themselves back into the match. He looked poor throughout the evening. 4
Moritz Jenz: The German was penalised in the first five minutes for a handball inside the box as the Parkhead side got off to the worst possible start. Modric scored the resultant spot-kick. He could not have many complaints as his body shape was all wrong and it was, I feel, a clear penalty. Like his fellow defenders, he was dragged all over the place and out of position by Real Madrid's switched-on attacking trio. Although he still managed to get in some vital blocks and interceptions to snuff the hosts out on occasion. 5
Carl Starfelt: It certainly looked like a case of needs must for Ange Postecoglou as the Swedish defender was parachuted in for his first minutes of the season in place of the injured Cameron Carter-Vickers. Granted, it was the toughest venue of them all against the Champions League holders and it was a bit of a chastening night as the quick movement of Rodrygo, Asensio and Valverde in the Real Madrid frontline posed the visiting defence all sorts of problems. Vinicius Jnr got in on his blind side as the defence was run ragged after the interval. 5
Greg Taylor: The Scotland star was on a hot streak in front of the goal but he had his work cut out trying to shackle and contain the likes of Asensio and Daniel Carvajal who pinned him back for long periods of the contest. It was a very tough shift for Taylor but he was not alone in that feeling and had a shocker by his own exceptionally high standards. 5
Matt O'Riley: The Denmark under-21 international was shown a clean pair of heels by Modric in the opening exchanges after an exquisite turn in the midfield area. His night got even worse when he was harshly punished for handball in the box as Los Blancos were awarded a second VAR-assisted spot-kick. He also copped a booking for his troubles in the process. He proved many times that he still possesses a keen eye for a pass going forward but he did walk a tightrope after his early yellow card. He was also the victim of two ridiculous decisions from the French official and flashed a drive wide. 5
Reo Hatate: Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu's loss could well turn out to be Celtic's gain in the long run as Hatate may well have a point to prove after his World Cup snub. He was involved in some decent offensive play in the first half but struggled to break the lines all evening and faded badly in the second 45 minutes. He fired an effort over the top and crashed in a drive that Thibaut Courtois dealt with superbly well. 5
Aaron Mooy: The Australian was deployed in the engine room for his seventh start and continues to divide opinion among the Celtic faithful. He has drawn comparisons to Olivier Ntcham in the sense that he slows the game down at times. However, it was always going to be a tall order against a team like Real Madrid, as he was never going to dictate or control the game in his position. He can pivot and change the direction of the play when called upon and tried to create some space and opportunities for the attackers but to no avail. 5
Liel Abada: He was given a real vote of confidence by Ange Postecoglou when he started over Jota. He really ought to have screamed at Kyogo to leave the ball when it was played across the face of the goal as he had a tap-in for an equaliser on 14 minutes. It was the Israeli whose positive run saw him have a go and he attacked Mendy, which brought about the penalty kick for Celtic that Juranovic failed to convert.5
Kyogo Furuhashi: It was time for Celtic's goalscoring talisman to shrug off his World Cup disappointment and there was no better platform upon which to shine than against the La Liga giants. He did, however, pass up a glorious chance when he crashed the ball wide of the target after Maeda's accurate low cross. He also hammered in an effort that Courtois confidently beat away. He picked up an embarrassing (for the official and his opponent) yellow card for slightly brushing off Eder Militao. 5
Daizen Maeda: What a week it has been for Maeda. The attacker celebrated his call-up to the Japan World Cup squad with a start in the Bernabeu against Real Madrid - it doesn't really get much better than that. He squared one on a plate for his compatriot Kyogo who turned the ball wide on the stretch. He did a lot of good harrying and chasing both offensively and defensively. but should have gambled to get on the end of Abada's excellent early second-half cross. 5
Substitutes:
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Furuhashi 63): Smashed in a shot with his weaker left foot within two minutes of coming onto the field but it was straight at Courtois who was equal to the task. 3
David Turnbull (Mooy 64): He replaced Mooy for the final 26 minutes when the game was dead and buried but did fire in a long-range effort that Courtois smothered easily. 3
Sead Haksabanovic (Maeda 64): The Montenegrin international set up Giakoumakis with his first touch of the game and looked eager to impress in the Spanish capital. 3
Jota (Abada 64): Tried to offer Celtic some fresh impetus in attack and at least he gave Celtic a crumb of consolation with an inch-perfect free-kick that gave the travelling support something to cheer about as he notched a fourth European goal in 10 appearances. He is looking more like himself since his return to the fold. 5
Oliver Abildgaard (Hatate 82): Flung on for the final eight minutes in place of Hatate.
Substitutes not used: Scott Bain, Benjamin Siegrist, James McCarthy, Alexandro Bernabei, James Forrest, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh
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