Bayern Munich secured their place within the final 16 of the Champions League with a 94th minute strike by Alphonso Davies on Tuesday to safe a 1-1 draw on the night time and a 3-2 mixture win.
Bayern will face both their fellow German rivals Bayer Leverkusen or Spanish giants Atletico Madrid within the final 16.
Celtic had led 1-0 because the 63rd minute and the Scottish facet had been on the verge of taking the German giants to additional time and pulling off their first ever win in Germany.
However with Harry Kane off injured and time working out, Davies stepped up as Bayern’s saviour, tapping in after Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel had saved out Leon Goretzka’s header.
“We had the ball on the sting of the field, so I simply went into the field and did not assume an excessive amount of, simply put a foot out and it went in,” stated an elated Davies.
“That is soccer. The scoreline is what it’s. A very powerful factor is that we superior.”
“I am very completely happy to get one other purpose within the Champions League” stated Davies who had missed three of Bayern’s 4 earlier video games within the competitors.
“It is spectacular, he labored laborious with the rehab staff and medical staff,” stated coach Vincent Kompany. “We have instantly seen what he affords for the staff.”
Bayern went into this sport 2-1 up from final week’s first leg at Celtic Park and searching for to stretch their unbeaten run to seven video games in all competitions.
Bayern dominated possession within the first half however Celtic have been extra harmful with a minimum of three clear lower possibilities to attain earlier than the break.
Former Bayern Munich second-team participant, Nicolas Kuehn, beat Manuel Neuer however Raphael Guerreiro cleared off the road.
Moments later, Alistair Johnston flashed a harmful ball throughout the Bayern purpose. With Neuer stranded the ball flew simply past Daizen Maeda.
Then Maeda missed a golden alternative to place Celtic forward. When Dayot Upamecano was pressured right into a stray cross, Kuehn led the surge ahead and fed Maeda, who blazed over with Kuehn and Jota in assist.
Bayern dominated the ball on a freezing night time however suffered with a scarcity of high quality in assault.
Serge Gnabry was wasteful whereas Kane typically lower an remoted determine, starved of service.
– ‘Depth’ –
The England captain’s greatest probability noticed him rattling the bar with a snapshot after Josip Stanisic picked him out from the correct.
That might be Kane’s last motion. The striker was withdrawn at half time, feeling the consequences of an damage picked up towards Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. He advised reporters after the sport that he would in all probability miss Bayern’s subsequent sport towards Frankfurt on Sunday.
Bayern upped the stress after the break and normal a transparent probability when Goretzka went clear by way of. Schmeichel, nonetheless, made a vital cease to maintain Celtic within the sport.
Quickly after, Celtic have been in entrance. Maeda seized on a unfastened cross by Josip Stanisic and helped it on towards Kuehn. Min-Jae Kim reached the ball first however couldn’t clear and Kuehn was in a position to take a contact and discover the underside nook.
It was a purpose that shocked the Allianz Enviornment and threatened Bayern’s document of 20 European dwelling video games unbeaten. Celtic have been delivering on coach Brendan Rodgers’ pre-match battle cry to point out bravery.
Bayern sought an equaliser however Kompany’s facet have been diminished to long-range photographs, with Schmeichel pulling off saves from Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise and substitute Leroy Sane.
Celtic have been moments away from inflicting Bayern’s first defeat by a Scottish staff and taking the tie into extra-time however the sport had a sting within the tail. Olise delivered a pinpoint cross that was met by Goretzka.
Schmeichel saved however Davies scrambled the rebound dwelling off his shin to ship Bayern by way of to the final 16.
“It is the Champions League, we performed towards Celtic facet,” stated Davies. “We knew they’d play with depth so we needed to match that.”
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