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Champions League play-off, second leg: Bayern Munich v Celtic (2-1)

The place: Allianz Enviornment, Munich When: Tuesday 18 March Kick-off: 20:00 GMT

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Brendan Rodgers desires Celtic to come back away from their Champions League play-off in opposition to Bayern Munich with no regrets.

The guests path 2-1 going into Tuesday’s second leg on the Allianz Enviornment and the supervisor accepts it’ll take a efficiency of the best high quality to achieve success however stresses that it’s a problem he and his gamers “need to embrace”.

“There isn’t any second probability,” stated Rodgers. “We have got to be intelligent, shiny and courageous and if we are able to try this, historical past has proven that in sport something can occur.

“You come to this degree and it’s a must to play with none worry. There’s worse issues in life than shedding a recreation of soccer so we need to guarantee after we are available after the sport, if we do not undergo, we have given it completely the whole lot.”

Bayern, match winners on six events, are unbeaten of their previous 20 Champions League house matches.

The Bundesliga leaders have by no means misplaced to Celtic, profitable 4 of the 5 earlier conferences, whereas Celtic are nonetheless ready for a primary win in Germany after 15 makes an attempt.

However Rodgers is taking coronary heart from a robust end in Glasgow, with Daizen Maeda pulling a objective again for his aspect after strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane.

“I am so glad I’ve this group of gamers with unimaginable mentality and professionalism,” added Rodgers. “In the event that they present that then we all know we’re in with an opportunity.

“So long as you possibly can take that chance to present your perfect, you possibly can are available and say ‘we had been overwhelmed by the higher workforce’. The remorse is for those who do not and also you simply flip up too late.

“We have proven that after we can play on the very prime of our recreation and if a workforce are usually not fairly at their finest, then we are able to punish them.

“We have completed very effectively to get up to now and if you do that you will play top-level groups. It is a workforce that has world-class gamers. For us it will be about our collective.

“Everybody will take a look at this recreation with us as underdog however we’re nonetheless very aware to be super-competitive and, if we are able to play to our degree, we are able to make the sport very troublesome for Bayern.”

Kompany performs down Kane absence from coaching

Bayern Munich star Kane sat out coaching on Monday however head coach Vincent Kompany stated the striker’s facial damage is “nothing too dangerous”.

The England captain, who has 29 targets for the season, took a knock in Saturday’s goalless draw at Bayer Leverkusen, though he lasted the entire match.

“It is nothing actually critical however we’ve got not had a lot time to get better,” defined Kompany. “Tomorrow morning we’ll see how he feels however I believe it is nothing too dangerous.”

Joao Palhinha and Alphonso Davies missed the primary leg and neither are anticipated to return in time for the hosts, however central defender Kim Min-jae is prone to be again after taking part in on the weekend.

Celtic have a full squad, with Rodgers saying Jota is match sufficient to begin and that deploying fellow winger Maeda in a central function is “definitely one thing we’ve got talked about”.

He added: “We design a plan for the sport, realizing no matter workforce begins will want gamers coming off the aspect. It is such a demanding degree, bodily.”

Prospect of house closing spurs Bayern on

Liam McLeod, BBC Sport Scotland match commentator

Bayern have had their issues on the highway within the Champions League just lately. That they had solely received as soon as in seven journeys earlier than beating Celtic.

At house on this competitors it is a totally different story, with no loss since taking place 3-2 by the hands of a Kylian Mbappe-inspired Paris Saint Germain in April 2021.

That defeat is their solely Champions League house reverse in nearly six years.

Vincent Kompany has are available for some native criticism following the draw at title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, along with his aspect second finest for a lot of the sport in opposition to final season’s champions, who simply occur to be the one workforce to win on the Allianz Enviornment this season.

However they’re eight factors clear and heavy favourites to safe a final 16 tie in opposition to Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid when the draw is made on Friday.

Bayern are beneath strain to succeed in the ultimate given Munich is internet hosting it.

Lifting the well-known trophy for a seventh time in their very own metropolis would really feel all of the extra particular and Kompany and his gamers realize it.

Match stats

Bayern Munich have received their final 5 house European matches in opposition to Scottish opponents and have by no means misplaced at house in opposition to a Scottish workforce (W7 D3).

Celtic have performed 15 away video games in opposition to German opposition in Europe and are nonetheless searching for their first victory (D3 L12).

Celtic have been eradicated of their previous 9 main European knockout ties after they’ve misplaced the primary leg, since going by means of in opposition to FC Koln within the first spherical of the 1992-93 Uefa Cup (0-2 first leg, 3-0 second leg).

Celtic have by no means progressed when shedding the primary leg at house (seven earlier situations).

Bayern Munich have progressed from their final 13 Champions League knockout ties after profitable the primary leg. The final time they had been knocked out was within the final 16 in opposition to Internazionale in 2010-11, profitable 1-0 in Italy earlier than shedding 3-2 at house and going out on away targets.

Celtic have misplaced on their previous 5 journeys to Germany by an mixture rating of 18-4, with their most up-to-date recreation in Germany being a 7-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich are unbeaten of their previous 20 house matches within the Champions League (W16 D4). That report is the longest lively one within the match.

For the reason that begin of final season, Harry Kane has scored extra Champions League targets than another participant (15 in 20 video games). Kane is the primary Bayern participant to hit 15 Champions League targets in 20 or fewer video games, breaking Roy Makaay’s report (21 video games).