The incredible atmosphere at packed Celtic Park and Karim Benzema’s injury are the top highlights of Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory against Celtic on the opening night of the Champions League.The title holders had to dig deep to win all three points, especially after that disturbing Benzema’s knee issues after only half an hour. The French striker left the pitch almost in tears and despair, and this probably means he’ll be sidelined for some time.Karim Benzema’s injury 😢pic.twitter.com/hZD0wTco8f— Fast GøaIs. (@iF29s) September 6, 2022 Without him in the attack, the Royals struggled at first to create chances against die-hard hosts. On the other hand, Celtic were close to scoring more than once, but some lousy finishing prevented them from doing so.The punishment came after the half-time break, through Fede Valverde and Vinicius Jr. The pair shone as the visitors went 1-0 up with some 40 minutes left on the clock.Vinicius Jr is that MAN 🇧🇷🤩The Brazilian gives Real Madrid the advantage at Celtic Park 👏🏻#UCL | #CelticRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/67mcw6A0Mo— LooseSports (@SportsLoose) September 6, 2022 From that moment on, it was obvious in which direction the match was heading. Unplayable Modric killed the game with a perfect shot from close range, while long-lost Hazard put the cherry on top after another perfectly executed build-up.Modric makes it 2-0 to Real 🙌🏻🇭🇷Celtic have it all to do now 😬#UCL | #CelticRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/hmcSpBFG2I— LooseSports (@SportsLoose) September 6, 2022 The cloud of worry, however, stays high above Carlo Ancelotti’s head as Benzema’s possible absence could cause a whole lot of problems for the Champions League winners in the upcoming weeks.Karim Benzema is forced off with a knee injury 😰 pic.twitter.com/ZbLlpruYRY— GOAL News (@GoalNews) September 6, 2022 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1Tuesday Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea 1-0 (1-0)/Orsic 13/Dortmund – Copenhagen 3-0 (2-0)/Reus 35, Guerreiro 42, Bellingham 83/Salzburg – Milan 1-1 (1-1)/Saelemaekers 40 – Okafor 28/Celtic – Real Madrid 0-3 (0-0)/Vinicius Jr 56, Modric 60, Hazard 77/RB Leipzig – Shakhtar 1-4 (0-1)/Simakan 57 – Shved 16, 58, Mudryk 76, Traore 85/Sevilla – Man City 0-4 (0-1)/Haaland 20,67, Foden 58, Dias 90+1/Benfica – Maccabi Haifa 2-0 (0-0)/Silva 50, Grimaldo 54/PSG – Juventus 2-1 (2-0)/Mbappe 5,22 – McKennie 53/Wednesday 19.45: (1.50) Ajax (4.60) Rangers (7.00)19.45: (2.25) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.50) Sporting (3.35)22.00: (3.80) Napoli (3.60) Liverpool (2.05)22.00: (1.85) Atl.Madrid (3.50) Porto (5.00)22.00: (3.40) Club Brugge (3.60) Leverkusen (2.20)22.00: (1.07) Barcelona (15.0) Plzen (35.0)22.00: (4.10) Inter (3.80) Bayern (1.92)22.00: (1.53) Tottenham (4.30) Olympique Marseille (7.00)***odds are subject to change
