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12 min: Christopher Nkunku has given Leipzig the lead against Shakhtar in Warsaw. As things stand, the Germans have consolidated second place in Group F.

10 min: Now it’s O’Riley’s turn to look for Kyogo, down the inside-left channel this time. Again the touch isn’t perfect, and the ball trundles through to Courtois. Celtic look capable of making some chances here.

9 min: Mooy slips a pass infield from the right for Kyogo, who has the opportunity to break into the Real box down the channel but takes a heavy touch and sends the ball out for a goal kick.

7 min: All of a sudden, Celtic are all over the show, and Vinicius skitters down the left before drifting into the box. His shot is blocked by Starfelt and Celtic clear their lines.

GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Celtic (Modric 6 pen)

Modric gives Hart the eyes, sending the keeper one way, then whipping into the bottom right. Clinical.

Not a great start for Celtic. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

Updated at 17.56 GMT

Penalty for Real Madrid

5 min: … but all that good work is undone with a wave of Jenz’s arm. Vinícius shoots from a tight angle on the right. The ball breaks back to Valverde, who doesn’t connect well with his shot… but it doesn’t matter, because the ball bounces back up onto the arm Jenz was waving about. Oh dear.

4 min: Abada is found in some space down the right, but his heavy touch puts a stop to Celtic’s gallop. This is a decent start by the visitors, who have come out of the traps on the front foot.

2 min: Maeda closes down Courtois, whose clearance pings back out for a goal kick. Celtic have clearly decided that, given they don’t get to play here too often, they’re not going to die wondering.

1 min: A bright-ish start by Celtic, as Mooy presses forward, then feeds Juranović out on the right. Juranović wangs his cross deep into the stand behind.

Real get the ball rolling. A rare old atmosphere at the Bernabeu, despite all the rebuilding.

The teams are out! Real Madrid wear their meringue white, while Celtic go with second-choice green and black. We’ll be off in a couple of Zadok-soundtracked minutes.

Ange Postecoglu, speaking to BT Sport, rues the loss through injury of Cameron Carter-Vickers. “We’ve had a few of those blows during this campaign, and it’s disappointing for him more than anything else. Tonight isn’t about one player making the difference, we’ll need a massive collective effort from everybody to make an impact against a fantastic football team. There’s meaning in everything we do, especially at this level. We’ve got fantastic support again tonight and an opportunity to send them home happy. More importantly, we can give them some hope against the future. To do that we’ve got to perform really well.”

There’s plenty still to be decided in Group F. Real will seal top spot with a win this evening. Leipzig just need a point against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw to qualify for the last 16, but if the Ukrainians win, they’ll make it through instead. Leipzig can only win the group if they beat Shakhtar and Celtic get something in Madrid. Celtic will finish bottom no matter what.

Here’s a reminder of what happened at Parkhead a couple of months ago…

… and when the teams were drawn together in the 1979-80 European Cup.

Celtic make four changes to the starting XI named for the 3-0 win at Livingston on Sunday. Carl Starfelt, Liel Abada, Daizen Maeda and Josip Juranović are in; Sead Hakšabanović, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston drop to the bench, while Cameron Carter-Vickers misses out through injury.

Real Madrid make two changes to the XI that started the 1-1 home draw with Girona. Éder Militão and Marco Asensio replace Eduardo Camavinga and Antonio Rüdiger, who drop to the bench. Karim Benzema, who has missed Real’s last seven matches with a muscle injury, is named as a sub.

Updated at 16.59 GMT

The teams

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Eder Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.Subs: Vallejo, Nacho, Benzema, Camavinga, Lunin, Odriozola, Lucas, Ceballos, Rudiger, Mariano, Lopez .

Celtic: Hart, Juranovic, Starfelt, Jenz, Taylor, Mooy, Hatate, Abada, O’Riley, Maeda, Furuhashi.Subs: Giakoumakis, Haksabanovic, Turnbull, McCarthy, Jota, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Bain, Siegrist, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh.

Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France).

Preample

There’s nothing riding on this for Celtic at all. Whatever happens at the Bernabeu tonight, Ange Postecoglu’s men will finish Group F in last place. There’ll be a few quid in it if they win, but let’s not reduce it to that. Real though need a win to be sure of top spot. If they fail to win, and Leipzig win at Shakhtar Donetsk, the Germans will leapfrog them into first place. So there’s that. Kick off is at 5.45pm GMT. It’s on!

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