SHOCKER: Celtic beat Real Madrid and Barcelona to Euro crown

Cristiano Ronaldo may have scored 110 Champions League goals, but him and his Real Madrid teammates and Barcelona have been beaten to a title by Celtic of Scotland.

In what would come as a surprise to millions of fans across the world, Celtic, the perennial Scottish champions have emerged the most dominating side in Europe.

New statistics have shown that Brendan Rodgers' men are leading the way this season when it comes to retaining the football, and are showing the likes of Barca and Madrid exactly how it should be done.

Across European football's 35 leagues the green and white men of Parkhead are setting a stellar example in on-field domination, and hold an impressive 71 per cent average rate of ball possession.

Celtic's closest rivals come in the form of German outfit Borussia Dortmund, who sit in second with a 70.2 per cent.

Paris Saint Germain, Shaktar Donetsk and Manchester City make up the remainder of the top five, with only Tottenham joining City in the top 20 as representatives from the Premier League.

Manchester United only manage to place in 73rd position, while Arsenal wallow in 83rd.
For Rodgers' Celtic the season has got off to a blistering start as usual, and peaked recently with a win over bitter rivals Rangers.

The Hoops ran the game from start to finish, taking a comfortable 2-0 scoreline and a vital three points.
Under Rodgers Celtic completed the incredible feat of going the entirety of the domestic season undefeated last year, scooping a treble of silverware along the way.

THE TOP 20 POSSESSION KINGS ACROSS THE EUROPEAN LEAGUES
Team Ball possession since start of season Successful passes per match Seconds per possession
Celtic 70.8
659
24
Borussia Dortmund 70.2
654
22
PSG 67.7
645
21
Shakhtar Donetsk 67.5
589
20
Manchester City 67.1
637
22
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 65.3
523
19
Barcelona 64.1
612
17
Salzburg 64
445
21
PAOK 64
499
16
Bayern Munich 64
616
19
Olympiacos 63.8
505
21
Panathinaikos 63.3
523
17
Ajax 63.1
528
16
RB Leipzig 63
524
19
Tottenham 63
548
17
VPS 62.8
610
19
Zilina 62.7
532
22
AZ Alkmaar 62.2
527
19
Vozdovac 61.6
469
17
CSKA Sofia 61.4
431
17