R Madrid 5 – 1 Celtic

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.

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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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.