Bayern Munich racked up both aspect of half-time through Michael Olise and Harry Kane nevertheless 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 diminished 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 yr’s final to be performed of their very personal Allianz Arena in Munich, had close to to 70 p.c belongings within the preliminary fifty p.c nevertheless handled Celtic’s disciplined backline.
Bayern did have a risk through Kane nevertheless it took an impressive initiative from Olise to break 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 forefront.
They struck as soon as once more 4 minutes after the reactivate when Kane was left completely 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 have 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 nevertheless the Japan international’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 nicely as Celtic put forward, they usually required an incredible save from Neuer in deduction time to hold on to success prematurely of following week Tuesday’s return leg in Munich to decide on that advances to the final 16.
10:13 PM GMT
Harry Kane’s response
Yeah our effectivity was all proper. Whenever you win a online game much like this you enjoyment of as a consequence of the truth that it’s not a very simple space forward. We racked up on the appropriate occasions nevertheless there are factors we will do much better.
We acknowledged the atmosphere will surely present some vitality at first of the online game. We likewise acknowledged we will surely have much more of the spherical, a substantial 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, nevertheless finally they have been beat by an outstanding 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 get hold of the equaliser they positively required to have any sort of alternative in Munich following week.
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90 +6 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
It’s at the moment or following week forCeltic Bayern have really dealt with further time actually nicely.
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90 +4 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Bayern discourage Celtic by sustaining the spherical for the perfect 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 in some unspecified time in the future 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 comfortable save.
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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 need merely one other alternative.
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87 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
Bayern various 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 powerful shot that’s most significantly obstructed. I’m unsure which Bayern gamer it was nevertheless they could have conserved an goal.
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80 minutes: Celtic 1 Bayern 2
To declare that goal has really altered the atmosphere will surely 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, nevertheless not when the spherical was performed within the path of him so the target stands.
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78 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Bayern various Hiroki Ito changesRaphael Guerreiro This is his Bayern launching – he was approved from Stuttgart in the summertime season nevertheless has really been out all interval through damage.
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77 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Celtic various Hyunjun Yang begins for Nicolas Kuhn.
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76 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
19 – Harry Kane has really racked up 19 targets versus Kasper Schmeichel in his job for membership and nation, 5 higher than he has really racked up versus any sort of numerous 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 nevertheless 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 evaluate a backpass from Guerreiro and go rounded Neuer, nevertheless the angle is really restricted and he simply flip across the spherical again the face of goal versus proper into the online.
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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 nicely 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 major 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 really 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 will surely alter that, nevertheless deep down you presume each teams perceive this connection mores than. Even if Celtic return to, declare, 2-2, they will surely require a surprise in Munich.
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65 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Double various for Celtic Jota and Jeffrey Schlupp change Adam Idah and Greg Taylor.
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65 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Double various 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 really unwinded just a little bit much more contemplating that going 2-0 up, which has really permitted Celtic to have their most interesting spell shifting ahead. But it does appear 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 comply with up. I’m unsure that’s a nasty, and much more considerably – after taking an affordable little little bit of time to verify – neither is the umpire.
I don’t perceive why VAR intensified that as a consequence of the truth that Upamecano gained the spherical prematurely of Engels.
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56 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
The umpire is mosting prone to the show! It resembles Celtic are mosting prone 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 nevertheless after that play was picked up the VAR test.
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54 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
VAR search for a possible Celtic cost It was a problem by Upamecano onEngels Nobody actually appealed nevertheless it’s being inspected.
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51 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 2
Celtic’s preliminary likelihood 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 acquired on course.
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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 completely unmarked on the a lot message, and he places a left-foot battery previousSchmeichel It’s a stunning floor from Kane nevertheless he had quite a bit 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 at this time.
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46 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 1
Arne Engels obtains the 2nd fifty p.c in progress for Celtic.
08:51 PM GMT
HT: Celtic 0 Bayern 1
Bayern lead deservedly through an error fromMichael Olise Celtic are providing no matter nevertheless there’s an unavoidable distinction in course. It all started so nicely when Nicolas Kuhn racked up after 25 secs, only for it to be eradicated as a consequence of the truth that Adam Idah was offside. In actuality, Manuel Neuer has really hardly touched the spherical contemplating that.
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Goal!
45 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 1 (Olise) Michael Olise has practically rupture the online! It’s a vicious strike to Celtic exactly the stroke of half-time. Upamecano clipped an extended, tilted cross that was managed properly merely outdoors the situation byOlise He slid again inside Taylor, that actually required to disclose him down the road, and lashed an growing 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 nevertheless strikes the aspect netting with a descending header. He was backpedalling that made it a stealthily sophisticated alternative though he was only a few backyards out.
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43 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Sane wins an edge off Johnston, although Celtic have 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 can’t find an angle to the cross to the unmarked gamer past so relatively makes an attempt to show inside Upamecano, that makes a vital problem merely outdoors the situation.
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38 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Maeda has his preliminary go for Laimer and whistles a diminished cross that’s gotten rid of on the near message by Upamecano.
08:39 PM GMT
37 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Michael Olise’s fired within the twelfth min continues to be the one initiative on course 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 outstanding alternative, heading as nicely 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 outstanding new overlook the assist within the path 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 nevertheless after that overruns the spherical beneath stress.
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26 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic have really had much more of the spherical within the final 5 minutes. They do look just a little bit frightened in belongings, nevertheless, 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 inventive reverse cross nevertheless it’s merely behind the Celtic gamer within the middle.
08:23 PM GMT
22 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Celtic shed the spherical merely outdoors their location. Musiala performs in Kane, whose diminished drive from the angle is nicely 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 comfortable save to make up to now.
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19 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise performs within the overlapping Laimer, whose rapidly diminished cross practically 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 really had 68 p.c of the belongings nevertheless 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 path of Kane, that can go for goal when Johnston extends to move behind. Vital safeguarding.
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12 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Good preserve by Schmeichel! Bayern are starting to take management. Kane discovers Olise on one of the 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 through to Guerreiro within the location. Johnston makes a vital problem and Schmeichel dives free spherical.
08:08 PM GMT
8 minutes: Celtic 0 Bayern 0
Olise’s edge is headed away nicely 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 regulate 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 numerous 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 really an goal refused after 25 secs! Nicolas Kuhn cuts inside from the best, 25 backyards from goal, and fizzles a diminished drive previous the unsightedManuel Neuer There’s a surge of sound up till each particular person turns into conscious that Adam Idah, standing earlier than Neuer, has really 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 depart 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
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Everton 1 Liverpool 0
Beto has really 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 famed follower, has really 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 desperate to copulate. The final time they held the final, in 2012, they managed Chelsea all through and not directly 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 nevertheless a win tonight completely isn’t previous the worlds. They could be extremely disagreeable challengers at Celtic Park, additionally for Europe’s most important golf equipment.
In the twenty first century alone Celtic have really defeated all these teams in the home: Juventus, Porto, Barcelona (two occasions), Manchester United, Benfica, AIR CONDITIONER Milan, Lazio, Feyenoord and RB Leipzig (two occasions).
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The avid gamers 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.
06:46 PM GMT
Celtic group data
Brendan Rodgers made quite a few changes for the Scottish Cup sway Raith on the weekend break nevertheless there’s only one modification from Celtic’s final group online game: Nicolas Kuhn modifications Jota on the wing
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Good evening
Good evening 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 components, 13 components prematurely 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 really 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 workforce stage of the rivals that safeguarded their play-off place.
Ahead of tonight’s online game, Rodgers has really suggested his avid gamers to make sure they’ve one thing to wager coming 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 components free from second-placedBayer Leverkusen The Belgian, in his launching interval accountable of the German aspect, just isn’t taking too flippantly 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 really handled every numerous different on 4 earlier celebrations within theChampions League Celtic have really by no means ever signed up a triumph nevertheless did entice 0-0 with the German heavyweights, at Celtic Park, within the workforce 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.
