Match Report
In the standings it was Atlético Madrid 1st on 14 points, Celtic 4th on 4 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed Celtic no better than 20th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Atlético Madrid ran at 2.83 scored and 1 conceded, Celtic at 0.83 and 2.5.
Defeat had not touched Celtic in 6 games.
The venue was Estadio Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, with room for 70,460 spectators. I. Kružliak took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.9 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atlético Madrid led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.