Even though Scottish Premiership clubs may not be considered among the favourites to win the Champions League, we continue to see a big reaction from clubs and players when they go to Celtic or Rangers.
This is now the case of Real Madrid and Toni Kroos, as despite the 3-0 win over Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic last week, they’ll be taking good memories from what they saw in the stands that night.
The midfielder spoke this week to his own podcast, called Einfach mal Luppen. There he talked about the impression Celtic Park has left on him, claiming that when entering the pitch, he told his teammate David Alaba “We start losing 2-0”.
“The Champions League anthem started and I thought the stadium was going to collapse. Unbelievable, I had never experienced anything like this,” said Kroos (via Cadena SER).
“After the game, everyone applauded. Totally Celtic, of course, but nothing hostile or disrespectful. That was very, very impressive.”
Following that first fixture in Group F, Celtic are tonight playing away against Shakhtar Donetsk, with Ange Postecoglou needing a result. Real Madrid, meanwhile, face RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabéu.
With the Hoops currently bottom of the group, it’s a good chance for them to bounce back and fight for something in the tournament. Depending on how things go, it’s even possible to get to second place in this fixture.
