Celtic have won plaudits for their Champions League efforts but they were offered a sobering reminder of the levels required to truly compete in this brutal final outing at the Bernabeu.
European champions Real Madrid turned on the style to run out 5-1 winners and see themselves through to the last 16 as group winners.
A pair of penalties from Luka Modric and Rodrygo set them on their way before Marco Asensio, Vinicius Jr and Fede Valverde piled on the pain in the second-half.
An excellent Jota free-kick at least gave the travelling support something to cheer about after Celtic had earlier passed up a penalty opportunity of their own, Thibaut Courtois saving from Josip Juranovic.
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