Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas and Real Madrid star Karim Benzema were named the world’s best players at a gala ceremony in Paris.
Shakhtar Donetsk went ahead one minute after half-time but they were denied a famous victory when Antonio Rudiger levelled five minutes into stoppage time.
Ange Postecoglou’s men can hold their heads up high - they went toe-to-toe with arguably the best team in the world and came up short,as most predicted they would,but at least they didn’t die wondering.
Celtic have gone down swinging against the European champions,losing 3-0 to Real Madrid in Ange Postecoglou’s UEFA Champions League debut.
Kevin Muscat can’t help but watch what is unfolding at Celtic under Ange Postecoglou and wondering what could have been for the Socceroos and the Australian game.
When the world’s athletes walked into Sydney’s Olympic stadium,they were greeted by about 110,000 people in the stands. At the much smaller Gabba in 2032,organisers say,there could be millions.
The 2-0 win,set up by goals to David Alaba and Karim Benzema,was only the second time the two clubs had met in a competitive match.
All eyes will be on the Stade de France in Paris as two of the true heavyweights of world football clash for the biggest club prize of them all.
Real Madrid became European champions for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of crowd issues outside the Stade de France.
Real will play Liverpool on May 28 in Paris after a dramatic evening at the Bernabeu which had Manchester City bound for the final with seconds remaining in regular time.
In a wild Champions League match that resembled a basketball game at times,Manchester City won 4-3 but will head to Spain wondering how the tie is still alive.