Europe’s top goalkeepers suffered a severe winter chill at the weekend, handing out early Christmas presents in the process.

Celtic’s Polish international Artur Borac dropped another clanger as the Scottish champions slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Hibs while Spain’s Euro 2008 stopper Iker Casillas blundered in Real Madrid’s 4-3 loss to Sevilla.

England’s David James kickstarted the December horror show when he was caught out with an embarrassing error in Portsmouth’s UEFA Cup exit on Thursday.

Borac’s horror show occurred at chilly Easter Road in Edinburgh on Sunday when John Rankin unleashed a speculative 50-metre drive which swerved beyond the spluttering Pole.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan refused to reveal what he’d said to Boruc after the match.

“I think when you speak to players after the game, you keep that in the dressing room. So we will do that,” Strachan said after seeing his team’s 12-match league winning run come to an end.

“I think if the guy plays here for another 10 years and hits a ball like that it won’t go in the back of the net. But that’s life.”

In the pouring rain at the Santiago Bernabeu, Casillas was at fault for Sevilla’s first goal.

After just three minutes, the usually reliable Casillas flapped at a cross and Adriano was at the backpost to accept the gift, bundling the ball home.

The defeat left Real nine points behind bitter rivals Barcelona in the title race.

© AFP 2012

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