Celtic will intention to overturn a 2-1 deficit after they go to Bayern Munich for the second leg of their knockout playoff tie on Tuesday at 8 PM.
Bayern Munich vs Celtic predicted lineups
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Kane.
Celtic (4-3-3): Schmeicehl; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, Engels; Maeda, Idah, Jota
Daizen Maeda scored late for the Bhoys, offering them with a lifeline after Michael Olise and Harry Kane put Bayern in management with objectives both facet of half-time. Celtic clawed their means again into the match with a scrappy objective from their Japanese ahead, 11 minutes from time, following a nook.
Celtic pushed for an equalizer however couldn’t discover a well beyond Manuel Neuer within the closing levels, marking their first residence defeat since December 2023 and ending a outstanding run of 32 unbeaten matches.
Olise, the previous Crystal Palace winger, broke Celtic’s sturdy resistance simply seconds earlier than half-time with an unstoppable near-post strike. Kane then volleyed in unmarked on the again put up 4 minutes after the restart.
“The final 25 minutes, we began to press the sport and had been extra energetic on the high finish of the pitch. You might see the aggression in our play. Our soccer got here alive, and we obtained the objective,” Celtic head coach Brendan Rodgers informed TNT Sports activities after the primary leg. “At 2-1, Bayern Munich are hanging on. That’s the takeaway for us— now we have another shot.”
Nevertheless, historical past is just not in Celtic’s favour, as Bayern Munich have received their final 5 residence European matches in opposition to Scottish groups and have by no means misplaced at residence to a Scottish membership (W7, D3).
Moreover, Celtic have been eradicated of their final 9 main European knockout ties through which they misplaced the primary leg, with their final profitable comeback occurring in opposition to 1. FC Köln within the 1992-93 UEFA Cup (dropping 0-2 within the first leg, successful 3-0 within the second leg). They’ve by no means superior after dropping the primary leg at residence, having confronted that state of affairs seven instances beforehand.
The winners of this playoff tie will progress to face both Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid within the spherical of 16 subsequent month.
Bayern Munich vs Celtic group information
Hiroki Ito, a summer time signing who has been out since July 28 on account of a damaged metatarsal, made his debut for Bayern as a late substitute in Glasgow and began in opposition to German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
João Palhinha has missed the final three video games due to sickness. Alphonso Davies has been sidelined with a hamstring harm since January 22, and Daniel Peretz has been unavailable since January 8 on account of a kidney situation.
On Friday, Bayern introduced that Jamal Musiala has signed a contract extension till 2030, whereas Manuel Neuer (2026) and Alphonso Davies (2030) have additionally agreed to new offers.
Paulo Bernardo is anticipated to be sidelined for as much as 5 weeks on account of an ankle harm he sustained on February eighth. In the meantime, James Forrest has returned to coaching after being out because the League Cup remaining due to a foot harm.
