Celtic will intention to overturn a 2-1 deficit once 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 targets both aspect of half-time. Celtic clawed their manner again into the match with a scrappy aim 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 house defeat since December 2023 and ending a exceptional run of 32 unbeaten matches.
Olise, the previous Crystal Palace winger, broke Celtic’s robust resistance simply seconds earlier than half-time with an unstoppable near-post strike. Kane then volleyed in unmarked on the again submit 4 minutes after the restart.
“The final 25 minutes, we began to press the sport and have been extra lively on the high finish of the pitch. You possibly can see the aggression in our play. Our soccer got here alive, and we bought the aim,” 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— we have now yet another shot.”
Nevertheless, historical past is just not in Celtic’s favour, as Bayern Munich have received their final 5 house European matches towards Scottish groups and have by no means misplaced at house to a Scottish membership (W7, D3).
Moreover, Celtic have been eradicated of their final 9 main European knockout ties during which they misplaced the primary leg, with their final profitable comeback occurring towards 1. FC Köln within the 1992-93 UEFA Cup (dropping 0-2 within the first leg, profitable 3-0 within the second leg). They’ve by no means superior after dropping the primary leg at house, having confronted that scenario 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 crew information
Hiroki Ito, a summer season signing who has been out since July 28 as a consequence of a damaged metatarsal, made his debut for Bayern as a late substitute in Glasgow and began towards 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 as a consequence 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 predicted to be sidelined for as much as 5 weeks as a consequence of an ankle harm he sustained on February eighth. In the meantime, James Forrest has returned to coaching after being out for the reason that League Cup remaining due to a foot harm.