Carlo Ancelotti Admits That Celtic Made Los Blancos Suffer in UEFA Champions League Encounter

• Carlo Ancelotti reflected on Real Madrid's victory against Celtic and admitted that it wasn't easy
• Scottish champions Celtic dominated the first 45 minutes and had numerous chances to take the lead
• Real Madrid scored three unanswered goals in the second half to beat Celtic in the UEFA Champions League

On paper, Real Madrid were destined to breeze past Celtic in the Champions League, but football isn’t played on paper.

While the score line reflected a 3-0 win for Los Blancos, the defending champions didn’t have it all their own way for large parts of the game.

Despite the win, it wasn't as easy as Rodygro had predicted. In the build-up to the game, the forward said that Madrid could rest their first team eleven and still comfortably win.

Celtic bullied Madrid in the first 45 minutes, and even Carlo Ancelotti admitted that it wasn’t easy during his post-match press conference.

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As reported by Daily Mail, Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Madrid had to suffer before they secured victory.

"Celtic is a good team. We suffered in the first half, but it was normal to suffer here. The atmosphere at the stadium is fantastic."

Ancelotti added that he wasn’t angry with his side for their first-half performance, instead admitting that they struggled but got there in the end.

Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modrić, and Eden Hazard all grabbed goals in the second half as Celtic were put to the sword by the reigning title holders, the BBC reported.

Ancelotti also touched on the injury to Karim Benzema, adding that it was nothing worrying at the time. The French striker limped off in the first half with a knee injury.

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Ancelotti said that they would have to wait for further medical examinations, but from the first evaluation, it didn’t look too serious.

Real Madrid next plays Mallorca in La Liga on Sunday and will hope that Benzema is fit for the game.

Los Blancos failed to sign a backup striker during the transfer window and had to rely on Hazard to deputise for him during the Celtic game.

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Toni Kroos wasn’t afraid of the threat Celtic posed in the Champions League and actually predicted the outcome of the match to a tee.

Speaking ahead of the game, Kroos said that Madrid had nothing to fear because they were used to soaking up the pressure away from home and would find a way to score when the other team had tired themselves out.

That was exactly the case when the Spanish champions travelled to Celtic Park to take on the Scottish champions.