Bayern Munich racked up both aspect of half-time by way of Michael Olise and Harry Kane nonetheless wanted to maintain late stress from hosts Celtic previous to safeguarding a 2-1 success of their Champions League play-off preliminary leg.
Olise’s magnificent shot within the forty fifth min positioned the German aspect forward and Kane elevated the lead with a Forty ninth-minute battery on the a lot message. Celtic decreased the deficiency within the 79th min many due to Daizen Maeda’s close-range header to infuse late dramatization proper into the go well with.
The web site guests, bidding course of to achieve this 12 months’s final to be performed of their very personal Allianz Arena in Munich, had close to to 70 % belongings within the preliminary fifty % nonetheless handled Celtic’s disciplined backline.
Bayern did have a chance by way of Kane nonetheless it took an excellent initiative from Olise to wreck the predicament on the stroke of half-time. The assaulting midfielder managed a deep cross from Dayot Upamecano, reduce in and hammered an unstoppable shot proper into the vanguard.
They struck as soon as once more 4 minutes after the reactivate when Kane was left fully unmarked on the a lot message to battery in straight from a Joshua Kimmich edge. Kane’s goal made him the preliminary English gamer to rack up 60 targets in Uefa membership rivals.
Bayern had been lucky to not acknowledge a cost within the 57th min after Upamecano tipped on Arne Engels’s foot in bundle, the umpire selecting versus a spot-kick after a protracted VAR testimonial.
The hosts got here shut within the 74th min when Manuel Neuer was defeated to the spherical by Maeda nonetheless the Japan world’s shot rolled alongside the vacant goal previous to being gotten rid of. He did much better a few minutes in a while, responding in from shut quarters to attract an goal again.
Bayern safeguarded effectively as Celtic put forward, and so they required a terrific save from Neuer in deduction time to hold on to success upfront of following week Tuesday’s return leg in Munich to decide on that advances to the final 16.
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Harry Kane’s response
Yeah our effectivity was all proper. Whenever you win a online game just like this you enjoyment of because of the truth that it’s not a very simple space forward. We racked up on the appropriate instances nonetheless there are factors we are able to do much better.
We acknowledged the atmosphere would definitely present some vitality initially of the online game. We likewise acknowledged we would definitely have much more of the spherical, an excessive amount of it round their cost location, which we required to be particular person. It was a stunning goal from Michael and afterwards we obtained the 2nd following half-time.
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Halfway there
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FEET: Celtic 1 Bayern Munich 2
An honorable initiative from Celtic, nonetheless ultimately they had been beat by an excellent Bayern Munich aspect. Michael Olise and Harry Kane ended up splendidly both aspect of half-time and although the vigorous Daizen Maeda supplied Celtic actually hope with a late header, they may not receive the equaliser they undoubtedly required to have any sort of alternative in Munich following week.
09:54 PM GMT
90 +6 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
It’s at the moment or following week forCeltic Bayern have truly dealt with additional time actually effectively.
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90 +4 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Bayern discourage Celtic by sustaining the spherical for the easiest part of 90 secs.
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90 +2 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Upamecano heads the spherical out of Neuer’s arms to acknowledge a safety-first edge. Engels takes and Bayern sooner or later clear after a mini-scramble on the near message.
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90 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
There will definitely be 7 minutes of included time. Yang performs an exquisite tilted enter the underlapping Johnston, whose shot from the angle is pressed over bench byNeuer His inserting made it a reasonably cozy save.
09:48 PM GMT
89 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Kane is down and requires remedy. I imagine Carter-Vickers unintentionally headed the rear of Kane’s head as they leapt for a excessive spherical.
09:46 PM GMT
88 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Bayern are passing the clock down. Celtic will definitely want merely one other alternative.
09:45 PM GMT
87 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Bayern different Thomas Muller begins for Jamal Musiala.
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84 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
It’s all Celtic at the moment. Johnston stands a cross that’s half gotten rid of to Schlupp, whose image is frantically obstructed. For the very first time all night, Bayern are safeguarding on the seat of their trousers.
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81 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Chance for Celtic Hatate, 12 backyards out, features a robust shot that’s most significantly obstructed. I’m unsure which Bayern gamer it was nonetheless they may have conserved an goal.
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80 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
To declare that goal has truly altered the atmosphere would definitely be simply one of many exaggerations of the interval.
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Goal!
79 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2 (Maeda) VAR permitting, Celtic have recent hope. An edge resulted in a goalmouth shuffle and a close-range header fromMaeda He was offside at one part within the accumulate, nonetheless not when the spherical was performed within the course of him so the target stands.
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78 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Bayern different Hiroki Ito changesRaphael Guerreiro This is his Bayern launching – he was licensed from Stuttgart in the summertime season nonetheless has truly been out all interval by way of damage.
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77 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Celtic different Hyunjun Yang begins for Nicolas Kuhn.
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76 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
19 – Harry Kane has truly racked up 19 targets versus Kasper Schmeichel in his job for membership and nation, 5 better than he has truly racked up versus any sort of varied different goalkeeper.Chesney pic.twitter.com/WJUdmOP0NZ
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75 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Now Maeda makes a block cope with on Neuer within the six-yard previous to! The spherical might need gone wherever nonetheless the excellent news is for Bayern it backfired to security and safety.
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74 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Chance for Celtic! Maeda does splendidly to evaluation a backpass from Guerreiro and go rounded Neuer, nonetheless the angle is really restricted and he simply flip across the spherical again the face of goal versus proper into the net.
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72 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
A cross from the left reaches Gnabry previous the a lot message. He requires a shot that Schmeichel conserves effectively along with his legs, after that Kimmich is refuted by a block cope with from Schlupp.
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70 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Bayern have a big Bundesliga online game versus the ruling champs Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday so it makes good sense for them to avoid wasting as a lot energy as possible. They have truly dealt with this online game splendidly from the twenty sixth 2nd onwards.
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68 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
The tempo of the online game is starting to go down. A Celtic goal would definitely alter that, nonetheless deep down you presume each teams perceive this connection mores than. Even if Celtic return to, declare, 2-2, they would definitely require a surprise in Munich.
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65 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Double different for Celtic Jota and Jeffrey Schlupp change Adam Idah and Greg Taylor.
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65 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Double different for Bayern Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman change Leroy Sane and Michael Olise, that racked up an unimaginable opening goal.
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62 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Bayern have truly unwinded slightly bit much more contemplating that going 2-0 up, which has truly permitted Celtic to have their best spell shifting ahead. But it does seem to be Bayern have much more equipments in the event that they require them.
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59 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Meanwhile, that goal from Harry Kane was his twenty ninth in 29 prepared Bayern this era.
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57 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
No cost! The replays reveal that Upamecano gained the spherical and afterwards relied on Engels’ foot in his observe up. I’m unsure that’s a nasty, and much more considerably – after taking an inexpensive little little bit of time to verify – neither is the umpire.
I don’t perceive why VAR intensified that because of the truth that Upamecano gained the spherical upfront of Engels.
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56 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
The umpire is mosting more likely to the show! It resembles Celtic are mosting more likely to be provided a lifeline. It was a clumsy and pointless problem by Upamecano, that relied on Engels’ foot merely inside the situation. Engels was initially provided offside nonetheless after that play was picked up the VAR verify.
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54 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
VAR search for a possible Celtic cost It was an issue by Upamecano onEngels Nobody actually appealed nonetheless it’s being inspected.
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51 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Celtic’s preliminary probability at goal (along with the refused strike by Kuhn). Engels flees down the best and picks Hatate precede on the aspect of the situation. He doesn’t hyperlink appropriately with a beginner drive and it disperses behind for an edge. I’m unsure the preliminary shot received heading in the right direction.
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Goal!
49 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2 (Kane) Sane’s fired from 25 backyards disperses behind for a further edge. Kimmich’s giant inswinger discovers Kane fully unmarked on the a lot message, and he places a left-foot battery previousSchmeichel It’s a stunning floor from Kane nonetheless he had rather a lot space.
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46 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 1
Kimmich’s long-range stinger is conveniently conserved by Schmeichel, after that Musiala wins an edge. Bayern want to place this connection to mattress in the present day.
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46 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 1
Arne Engels obtains the 2nd fifty % in progress for Celtic.
08:51 PM GMT
HT: Celtic 0 Bayern 1
Bayern lead deservedly by way of an error fromMichael Olise Celtic are providing no matter nonetheless there’s an unavoidable distinction in course. It all started so effectively when Nicolas Kuhn racked up after 25 secs, only for it to be eradicated because of the truth that Adam Idah was offside. In actuality, Manuel Neuer has truly hardly touched the spherical contemplating that.
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Goal!
45 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 1 (Olise) Michael Olise has almost rupture the net! It’s a vicious strike to Celtic exactly the stroke of half-time. Upamecano clipped an extended, tilted cross that was managed properly merely exterior the situation byOlise He slid again inside Taylor, that actually required to disclose him down the road, and lashed an rising drive previous Schmeichel on the near message. That’s an unimaginable strike.
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43 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Big alternative for Kane! Olise contours the 2nd edge previous the a lot message, the place Kane manages Johnston nonetheless strikes the aspect netting with a descending header. He was backpedalling that made it a stealthily sophisticated alternative though he was just some backyards out.
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43 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Sane wins an edge off Johnston, although Celtic had been persuaded the spherical was at the moment out of play previous to Sane crossed it. The edge brings about a further, this time round on the best.
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38 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Out of completely nothing Celtic break 3 on 2 with Maeda on the spherical. He cannot find an angle to the cross to the unmarked gamer past so fairly makes an attempt to show inside Upamecano, that makes an important problem merely exterior the situation.
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38 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Maeda has his preliminary go for Laimer and whistles a decreased cross that’s gotten rid of on the near message by Upamecano.
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37 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Michael Olise’s fired within the twelfth min continues to be the one initiative heading in the right direction at both finish.
08:37 PM GMT
35 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Bayern are as soon as once more having all to oneself the spherical. Musiala performs a one-two with Guerreiro and is fouled by Johnston, that requires to be cautious as he will get on a yellow card.
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32 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Kane misses out on an excellent alternative, heading as effectively close to to Schmeichel from Sane’s cross, though because it ended up he was offside.
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31 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Musiala twitches infield from the left and strikes a sq. cross to Goretzka within the D. He rotates an excellent new overlook the assist within the course of Sane, that can hearth when Schmeichel surrounds the spherical.
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half-hour: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Kane’s ingenious contact launches Musiala, that rises proper into the situation nonetheless after that overruns the spherical beneath stress.
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26 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic have truly had much more of the spherical within the final 5 minutes. They do look slightly bit anxious in belongings, nonetheless, particularly of their very personal protecting third.
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23 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
An encouraging break down the best from Celtic entailing Kuhn and afterwardsEngels He makes an attempt a artistic reverse cross nonetheless it’s merely behind the Celtic gamer within the middle.
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22 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic shed the spherical merely exterior their location. Musiala performs in Kane, whose decreased drive from the angle is effectively obstructed the gliding Trusty.
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19 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic will definitely say that, for all Bayern’s territorial prominence, Kasper Schmeichel has simply had one pretty cozy save to make to date.
08:19 PM GMT
19 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise performs within the overlapping Laimer, whose shortly decreased cross almost makesGuerreiro Kuhn nips earlier than him to clear.
08:17 PM GMT
16 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic are actually having a tough time to exit. Bayern have truly had 68 % of the belongings nonetheless their effectivity actually feels much more main than that.
08:15 PM GMT
14 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise swirls a deep cross within the course of Kane, that can go for goal when Johnston extends to move behind. Vital safeguarding.
08:14 PM GMT
12 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Good preserve by Schmeichel! Bayern are starting to take management. Kane discovers Olise on the very best aspect of the situation; he twitches inside Trusty and brushes up a shot that’s remodeled around the near message by Schmeichel.
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11 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Johnston’s lose consciousness of assist is obstructed by Sane, that makes an attempt to play the spherical by way of to Guerreiro within the location. Johnston makes a vital problem and Schmeichel dives free spherical.
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8 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise’s edge is headed away effectively on the a lot message.
08:07 PM GMT
7 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise’s cross is remodeled behind by Trusty for an edge. Bayern are starting to manage belongings, with Celtic trying to disclose their excessive line on the break.
08:05 PM GMT
4 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Laimer flashes a shot huge on the varied different finish, although it ended up he was offside additionally. The dwelling group are nonetheless refining that refused goal.
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1 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic have truly an goal refused after 25 secs! Nicolas Kuhn cuts inside from the best, 25 backyards from goal, and fizzles a decreased drive previous the unsightedManuel Neuer There’s a surge of sound up till each individual turns into conscious that Adam Idah, standing earlier than Neuer, has truly been flagged offside.
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1 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Bayern, of their black modification strip, begin from proper to left as we view.
08:00 PM GMT
Time for exercise
The dwelling followers are making an almighty noise. Somehow, I don’t imagine the online game will definitely go away to a cautious start.
07:52 PM GMT
A tip of tonight’s teams
Celtic (4-3-3) Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Engels, McGreg or, Hatate; Kuhn, Idah, Maeda.
Substitutes: Sinisalo, Bain, Scales, Jota, Yang, McCowan, Schlupp, Nawrocki, Kenny, Murray, Ralston.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Dier, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Kane.
Substitutes: Ulreich, Urbig, Kim, Gnabry, Coman, Ito, Boey, Vidovic, Muller, Buchmann, Stanisic, Pavlovic.
Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
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Bayern’s dangerman
07:42 PM GMT
Everton 1 Liverpool 0
Beto has truly provided Everton a really early lead within the giant online game atGoodison Park You can follow that game with the brilliant Rob Bagchi.
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Every picture narrates
Rod Stewart, probably Celtic’s most famous follower, has truly been doing the rounds previous to kick-off.
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Bayern’s added inspiration
The Champions League final will definitely be dipped into the Allianz Arena in Munich on 31 May, so Bayern are particularly wanting to copulate. The final time they held the final, in 2012, they managed Chelsea all through and ultimately shed on expenses.
The final group to win the European Cup on their dwelling floor was Inter Milan 60 (S-I-X-T-Y) years earlier.
07:17 PM GMT
Celtic’s happy dwelling doc
Celtic will definitely succeed to defeat Bayern over 2 legs nonetheless a win tonight completely isn’t previous the worlds. They will be extremely disagreeable challengers at Celtic Park, additionally for Europe’s most important golf equipment.
In the twenty first century alone Celtic have truly defeated all these teams in the home: Juventus, Porto, Barcelona (two instances), Manchester United, Benfica, AIR CONDITIONER Milan, Lazio, Feyenoord and RB Leipzig (two instances).
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The players on a yellow card
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Bayern Munich group data
Vincent Kompany makes 4 changes to the XI that defeated Werder Bremen 3-0 lastFriday Eric Dier, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sane and Konrad Laimer change Kim Min- jae, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Kingsley Coman andSacha Boey They enroll with a star-studded bench that likewise consists of Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry.
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Celtic group data
Brendan Rodgers made quite a few changes for the Scottish Cup sway Raith on the weekend break nonetheless there’s only one modification from Celtic’s final group online game: Nicolas Kuhn modifications Jota on the wing
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Good night time
Good night time and welcome to safety of the preliminary leg of the Champions League play-off go well with in between current Scottish champs Celtic and German titans Bayern Munich.
Brendan Rodgers’s aspect presently relaxation high of the Scottish Premiership desk on 66 elements, 13 elements upfront of opponents Rangers in 2nd. In actuality, their single loss within the group this era was a 3-0 loss to Rangers final month. Since after that Celtic have truly gained 8 of their final 10 video video games in all rivals consisting of a vital 1-0 success over Swiss aspect Young Boys within the the group stage of the rivals that safeguarded their play-off place.
Ahead of tonight’s online game, Rodgers has truly suggested his players to make sure they’ve one thing to guess getting into into following week’s 2nd leg. “It’s very important to be very much alive in the tie,” Rodgers claimed. “This is about going and performing. If we can do that, we can hopefully get what we deserve. The mindset is that we’re going in, looking to win the game.”
Vincent Kompany’s Bayern are main of the Bundesliga desk, 8 elements free from second-placedBayer Leverkusen The Belgian, in his launching interval accountable of the German aspect, is just not taking too frivolously the problem that awaits his group atCeltic Park “Anyone that has a deeper understanding of football would understand the home record of Celtic in this competition,” Kompany claimed. “Throughout my career, I don’t remember Celtic losing at home in Europe. It is a fortress. We give it the respect it deserves.”
The sides have truly handled every varied different on 4 earlier celebrations within theChampions League Celtic have truly by no means ever signed up a triumph nonetheless did appeal to 0-0 with the German heavyweights, at Celtic Park, within the group part within the 2003-04 interval. Their final convention remained in October 2017. Bayern gained 2-1 due to targets from Kingsley Coman andJavi Martinez Captain Callum McGreg or racked up Celtic’s goal.
