Alvaro Morata slides in to make it 2-0 to Atletico Madrid in first-half stoppage time
Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata both scored twice as 10-man Celtic suffered a bruising loss at Atletico Madrid to remain rooted to the bottom of Champions League Group E.
Daizen Maeda was sent off after a booking was reassessed via the monitor, with the visitors trailing to Griezmann’s early deflected strike.
Morata added a close-range finish before the interval and thundered in the fifth after great efforts from Griezmann and Samuel Lino, while Saul scuffed in the sixth.
With two games remaining, Brendan Rodgers’ side are five points adrift of Feyenoord in third place.
Atletico lead the way on eight points, one ahead of Lazio, who Celtic visit next.
Celtic’s solitary point came against the Spanish side in Glasgow a fortnight ago. That was a thrilling contest with no quarter given. This was a mundane, one-sided affair by comparison, given the visitors’ miserable start, although there was much to admire in the hosts’ ruthlessness and fine finishing.
The game completely raced away from Celtic as Diego Simeone’s team seized on their personnel advantage, which came after referee Ivan Kruzliak was asked to review the yellow card he had given Maeda for catching Mario Hermoso on the shin.
The harsh red card played a massive part but the nature of the opening goal will also frustrate Rodgers, given Celtic had started brightly.
It felt both key and avoidable as Callum McGregor nodded into a dangerous area outside the box. That was compounded by it landing at the feet of Griezmann, who sent in a shot that cruelly diverted beyond Hart.
Celtic’s response was initially strong. They held onto the ball well and Maeda in particular caused problems down the right. That threat came to an abrupt end when he went into a challenge with a raised boot, Hermoso went down and the Atletico players, on the pitch and on the sidelines, reacted with animated fury.
Rodgers was incensed by counterpart Simone’s role in the protests as the yellow card was upgraded to red.
Morata’s strike just before half-time ended Celtic hopes as he slid in to meet Jose-Maria Gimenez’s nod across goal.
The Spanish side were utterly merciless from that moment, oozed quality and scoring some exceptional goals.
Griezmann’s second, an overhead kick, was brilliant giving Joe Hart little chance.
Substitute Lino more than matched that when he bent a lovely shot into the far corner.
The trend continued when Morata crashed in a swerving fifth from the edge of the penalty area and a late sixth arrived when Saul poked home.
In truth, it could have been more with both Angel Correa and Gimenez denied by the woodwork in a torrid second half for Celtic.
Player of the match – Antoine Griezmann
Griezmann was brilliant throughout. He is a player a the top of his game and was central to everything Atletico Madrid did. His second goal was outstanding.
Top class Atletico punish red card – analysis
With 11 players, Celtic might have suffered against this side. With 10 it was impossible. It all fell apart after a promising opening. Maeda’s dismissal, Celtic’s third in this campaign, was a hammer blow against opposition who showed incredible hunger to chase goal after goal.
Rodgers was upset by the decision but will also be unhappy with some of the defending at crucial moments. That said, some of Atletico’s goals were truly exceptional. Their work-rate, tactics and execution were top class as Celtic’s night went from bad to worse.
A painful setback after signs of improvements at this level.
Line-ups
Atl Madrid
Formation 5-3-2
13Oblak
16Molina20Witsel2Giménez22Hermoso25Riquelme
24Barrios6Koke7Griezmann
10Correa19Morata
13Oblak16MolinaSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 71’minutes20Witsel2GiménezSubstituted forSöyüncüat 77’minutesBooked at 90mins22Hermoso25RiquelmeSubstituted forDias Linoat 65’minutes24BarriosSubstituted forLlorenteat 45’minutes6Koke7GriezmannSubstituted forSaúlat 65’minutes10Correa19MorataSubstitutes1Grbic3Azpilicueta4Söyüncü8Saúl12Dias Lino14Llorente15Savic17Galán31Gomis
Celtic
Formation 4-3-3
1Hart
2Johnston20Carter-Vickers5Scales3Taylor
33O’Riley42McGregor28Gonçalves Bernardo
38Maeda8Furuhashi7Palma
1Hart2Johnston20Carter-Vickers5Scales3Taylor33O’RileySubstituted forHolmat 45’minutes42McGregorSubstituted forIwataat 71’minutes28Gonçalves BernardoSubstituted forTurnbullat 61’minutes38MaedaBooked at 23mins8FuruhashiSubstituted forYangat 61’minutes7PalmaBooked at 36minsSubstituted forOhat 45’minutesSubstitutes4Lagerbielke6Phillips13Yang14Turnbull15Holm19Oh24Iwata29Bain49Forrest56Ralston57Welsh90Johnston
Live Text
Match ends, Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0.
Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Liam Scales.
Çaglar Söyüncü (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Atletico Madrid).
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yang Hyun-Jun.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by David Turnbull.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke.
Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces José Giménez.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 5, Celtic 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
Foul by Cesar Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Nahuel Molina.
Substitution, Celtic. Tomoki Iwata replaces Callum McGregor.
Player of the match
GriezmannAntoine Griezmann
Atletico Madrid
Squad number7Player nameGriezmann
Squad number19Player nameMorata
Squad number14Player nameMarcos Llorente
Squad number12Player nameSamuel Lino
Squad number25Player nameRiquelme
Squad number6Player nameKoke
Squad number8Player nameSaúl
Squad number10Player nameCorrea
Squad number3Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number24Player nameBarrios
Squad number16Player nameMolina
Squad number22Player nameHermoso
Squad number2Player nameGiménez
Squad number20Player nameWitsel
Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
Squad number13Player nameOblak
Celtic
Squad number1Player nameHart
Squad number2Player nameJohnston
Squad number20Player nameCarter-Vickers
Squad number5Player nameScales
Squad number7Player namePalma
Squad number33Player nameO’Riley
Squad number38Player nameMaeda
Squad number42Player nameMcGregor
Squad number28Player namePaulo Bernardo
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Squad number8Player nameFuruhashi
Squad number14Player nameTurnbull
Squad number24Player nameIwata
Squad number19Player nameOh Hyeon-Gyu
Squad number13Player nameYang Hyun-Jun
Squad number15Player nameHolm
2023-11-07 22:39:54
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