Celtic rattled Real Madrid with Angeball and were better than during the famous Barcelona win says legend

Tom Boyd reckons rocking Real Madrid was an even better display than beating Barcelona as he backed Ange Postecoglou to stick to his swashbuckling style. The former Celtic hero is fully on board with Angeball and he is convinced Champions League rivals Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig will struggle to live with Celts if they go gung ho like they did against Los Blancos.

Postecoglou’s men eventually came up short against the Spanish giants but Boyd believes the Parkhead boss should stick to his guns as they hit the road in the next two games. And he’s convinced the all out attack Madrid masterplan will thrill fans – and get results.

Celts take on Ukraine outfit Shakhtar in their temporary Warsaw home and former title-winning Hoops skipper Boyd said: “We played better in an attacking sense against the European champions than we did when we beat Barcelona here all those years ago.

“It is about taking your opportunities when they come along and you have to be clinical in that aspect, which Celtic have been for most of this campaign. It was a no-lose situation against Real Madrid. They put in a good performance and kept the feelgood factor going.

“The impact Ange has had and the addition of good players coming in is hopefully a recipe for success and that has been the case so far. It has been great to watch. If this is it at its peak then, I tell you what, I think every Celtic supporter will be happy.”

Boyd believes the rest of Group F will have taken notice of Celtic’s intent – but they might struggle to cope. He said: “Judging on the performance, I wouldn’t imagine Shakhtar and Leipzig would be able to come and defend with the way Celtic like to attack.

“I don’t imagine he will change his philosophy in terms of the way he