At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on September 7, the first round of the Champions League group stage Group F, the defending champion Real Madrid challenged the Soviet Super League overlord Celtics away. After 42 years, Real Madrid is once again at the Celtic Park stadium. Modric ushered in the 100th match of the Champions League of his Real Madrid career, and Benzema is expected to stage a miracle of scoring goals for 18 consecutive Champions League seasons.
The king of the Champions League shines the sword! Visiting the Celtics again after 42 years
Real Madrid is the deserved king of the Champions League, with 14 Champions League trophies in hand, a miracle of three consecutive Champions League titles, and the Champions League champion last season. Away to Celtic, this is Real Madrid's new Season Champions League debut, "As" outlook, Real Madrid began to conquer the 15th champions holy grail.
Forty-two years ago, in the 1979–80 Champions League, Real Madrid came to Celtic Park to challenge the Scottish giants. It was the quarter-final of the Champions League, where Real Madrid lost 2-0 away to the Celtics, but turned the tables 3-0 at home in the second leg. 42 years later, Real Madrid once again challenged the Celtics, the status of the two teams is not the same, the outside world is unanimously optimistic about Real Madrid to take all 3 points.
Modric ushered in Real Madrid's 100 Champions League matches
Modric, who joined Real Madrid in 2012, has been playing for Real Madrid for 10 years. In the past 10 years, it is also the 10 years of Real Madrid's peak, a total of 5 Champions League champions, as the absolute core of Modric participated in the whole process. Away to Celtic, Modric will usher in the 100th match of the Champions League of his Real Madrid career.
In the club's history, only 7 players (only for Real Madrid) have reached the Champions League milestone of 100 games – 150 games for Casillas, 130 games for Raul, 129 games for Ramos, 123 games for Benzema, 107 games for Carlos, 102 games for Marcelo and 101 games for Cristiano Ronaldo. Magic Flute is about to become the 8th Real Madrid Champions League 100-game man.
Benzema and Messi race: who can achieve the 18-season Champions League goal first
In the past 17 seasons of the Champions League, Benzema has scored goals, scoring a total of 86 goals, ranking third in history, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (140 goals) and Messi (125 goals). In this Champions League battle, Benzema will impact the feat of scoring goals in 18 consecutive Champions League seasons.
Scored in 18 consecutive Champions League seasons, unprecedented. Currently, Messi and Benzema have both scored in 17 consecutive Champions League seasons. This Champions League night, Messi and Benzema appeared at the same time, the two superstars "raced", who can take the lead in achieving this miracle?
Real Madrid start only 1 suspense: magic flute play substitute?
The Newspaper as As pointed out that after the start of the Champions League, Real Madrid's schedule is closer, and manager Carlo Ancelotti needs to make a moderate rotation. In the Champions League match against Celtic, Real Madrid's starting 11 will have minor adjustments:
Courtois became the goalkeeper, Vazquez, Rudiger, Militão and Mendy formed the back line, Benzema, Venicius and Valverde joined the trident, and Kroos and Joan Ameni in midfield locked in two starts. The only suspense is, which of Modric and Ceballos will start? Last weekend' top brace in La Liga, the magic flute played 79 minutes, and the 37-year-old veteran also had to hang out a little. Ancelotti could give Ceballos a start, and if the midfield gets out of control, the Magic Flute will "save the field".