Match Pictures | Matches: 2024 – 2025
Trivia
- KO: 20:00 UK time, Tuesday, Amazon Prime TV
- Champions League Playoff leg 2 of 2.
- Celtic lost first leg 2-1, so in aggregate lose 2-3 to Bayern Munich over the two legs, so now out of Europe (no dropdown to the Europa Lge like was case in previous years in old set up).
- Minute silence held did victims of an attack in Munich a week earlier. RIP
- Kuhn scores again against a former club of his (also scored v Leipzig earlier in this campaign).
- Daizen Maeda elbowed in the face, head knock? Free kick? Red Card review? VAR check? Nothing
- Kasper Schmeichel came close to joining Bayern two years ago.
- Taylor dropped for on loan Schlupp.
- Celtic have supposedly made £38.22m from this season’s Champions League even before taking into account ticket sales and other commercial business.
- Scottish Premiership ranks 23rd in Europe for money made from player sales, with only five leaving for transfer fees during January and the vast majority of the £15.6m being made by Celtic, whose B team has earned more than closest rivals Sevco this season.
- New Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer revealed, hopes to bring “exciting” football to Fir Park.
- Pope Francis in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.
- Music: The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69
Summary
“We will do everything to get a result. We also need them there. It will be a lovely atmosphere. We all want the same thing so we’ll all be together there.” –
Engels fans a rallying Munich battle call (he went on himself to have an excellent game)
Pat Bonner: “Celtic brought the credibility back to Scottish football”.
Brendan Rodgers: “We could hear our fans all the way through the game. They kept pushing us on. We need to improve the squad again this summer to allow us to progress. I want to make us a seasoned team at this level and improve again next season. Our European credibility has been restored this season. ”
“Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good – and that’s what Bayern Munich were this evening. I’ve got to say, in terms of Celtic away performances in the Champions League, over the last 25 years, that was up there with one of the best. You know the mighty Bayern Munich. They had real control in the game. They defended brilliantly to a man. The back four stayed intact. McGregor was excellent in the centre of the park. They just maybe faded, as we expected they would in the second-half. But that is a real sickener. The nature of the goal. The save from Schmeichel and Davies – he’s getting a little bit lucky. And Vincent Kompany, blimey! How jammy can he get?! How jammy can Bayern Munich get?!”
“Brendan Rodgers, how will he view this and the Celtic players? They know they had opportunities earlier on in the game. They really should have taken them. This is a real sickener for Celtic this evening. They can be proud of that performance.”
Ex-Celt Chris Sutton
Kasper Schemichel: “We are frustrated and disappointed. We were heroic and brave but football can be a cruel game at times. I loved every minute of tonight. We’ve shown we are a good football team, a team who has learned from our mistakes”
Graham Spiers journalist @GrahamSpiers · Beyond dispute, that was one of the all-time great performances by a Scottish club in Europe. Brendan Rodgers and Celtic within 15 seconds of taking Bayern Munich into the extra 30 minutes. Physically, tactically and strategically, Celtic were magnificent. BM 1-1 CEL
Ewan Murray (Guardian): It will sound vaguely condescending, but Celtic have done really well. They’re one of the teams who’ve most benefitted from the changes made to the Champions League system. No longer the third or fourth choice bridesmaids, with two or three better teams drawn alongside them in an ‘only the top two qualify’ group that had them listed as ‘plucky sacrificial lambs’, Celtic were able to go out and win games that actually mattered. And it really wasn’t a surprise by the end of the league phase that Celtic were comfortably into the playoffs.
And, yes, that’s probably as far as they could have gone, but it’s way further and way more pleasing than they would have done under the old system.
Their challenge, and the challenge for Scottish football, is how do you build on that? You’d have to think that a team that is going to go further in the Champions League should be far too strong for the Scottish league. So part of the challenge is how do you improve the competitiveness of the Scottish league. And for Celtic, how do you attract those players who are really going to make a difference in Europe? Could you ever be both the Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund of the Scottish league? The team that steamrollers the league season after season and is also the nursery school for the really elite under 25 players, happy to both let them grow and let them go when it’s right for them. That might be a hard pill for fans to take or for the club to do.
But imagine what an attraction a Celtic who never say die and who play as aggressively and beautifully as they did in both legs might be for young players looking to make names for themselves.
Joebloggscity of @TheCelticWiki: Gutted! Celtic were leading until the last few seconds when Bayern grabbed a fortuitous equaliser that took them through. No serious person really believed we had any hope of anything away, yet so came to close with Kuhn grabbing the goal, an interesting irony for Bayern as he is a former player whom them didn’t give a first team chance to. A draw away from home against a tier one Bayern Munich side, and to lose so so narrowly in the tie, is huge sign of how far we have come. Brendan Rodgers and the rest of the squad deserve respect. Gutting and incredible. We deserved the chance to go through to ET, but that’s football for you. To go from a 7-1 hammerring away to Dortmund, now to this result shows massive progress.
E-Tims @ETimsNet · FT Bayern 1 #Celtic 1 They score in the 94th minute to stop game going to ET. We were brilliant. What a performance. Organised, defended brilliantly. Dangerous going forward. Every Celtic supporter should be proud tonight. We have a quality team that can now compete at this level. Gutting. Brilliant showing and some effort from every player. Thought Alastair Johnston was in a different League to Bayern’s so called star players
Inside The SPFL @AgentScotland · 1h What a performance from Celtic, I never thought they could play that way against the very best and get joy, but they got plenty of that tonight, they weren’t outclassed at all in this tie, a brilliant campaign, that’s their level now, that’s what they have to reach from now on.
Merrydholl @maryeilmicdom.bsky.social · 19m I wish Celtic had a presence on here to see all the posts. What a team, to a man they did us proud. The aim was to be competitive in Europe. We surpassed that tonight. Composed throughout, mature defending and fantastic on the break. Undone by one cruel moment.
Teams
Celtic
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Formation: 4 – 3 – 3
01 K. Schmeichel
15 J. Schlupp
06 A. Trusty
20 C. Carter-Vickers
02 A. Johnston
41 R. Hatate
42 C. McGregor (c), Captain
27 A. Engels
07 Jota, subbed for A. Idah at 60mins
38 D. Maeda
10 N. Kühn, subbed for Yang Hyun-Jun at 69mins
Subs:
29 S. Bain
59 J. Bonnar
09 A. Idah
24 J. Kenny
14 L. McCowan
47 D. Murray
17 M. Nawrocki
56 A. Ralston
05 L. Scales
12 V. Sinisalo
03 G. Taylor
13 Yang Hyun-Jun
Goals:
N. Kühn (63′)
Assists:
Bayern Munich
Manager: Vincent Kompany
Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
01 M. Neuer (c), Captain
22 Raphaël Guerreiro, subbed for A. Davies at 64mins
03 Kim Min-Jae
02 D. Upamecano
44 J. Stanišić
08 L. Goretzka
06 J. Kimmich
07 S. Gnabry, subbed for L. Sané at 64mins
42 J. Musiala, subbed for T. Müller at 95mins
17 M. Olise
09 H. Kane, subbed for K. Coman at 46mins
Subs:
23 S. Boey
11 K. Coman
19 A. Davies
15 E. Dier
21 H. Ito
27 K. Laimer
16 João Palhinha
25 T. Müller
45 A. Pavlović
10 L. Sané
40 J. Urbig
24 G. Vidović
Goals:
A. Davies (90’+4)
Assists:
Referee Benoît Bastien
Video Assistant Referee Willy Delajod
Assistant Referee 1 Hicham Zakrani
Assistant Referee 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
Fourth Official Jeremie Pignard
Assistant VAR Official Benoît Millot
Att:
Venue:Allianz Arena
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Stats
Overall possession
Bayern Munich 67% Celtic 33%
Bayern Munich 2.3267 Celtic 1.1175
Shots
Bayern Munich 23 Celtic 5
Shots on target
Bayern Munich 10 Celtic 3
Total touches inside the box
Bayern Munich 47 Celtic 9
Goalkeeper saves
Bayern Munich 1 Celtic 9
Fouls
Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 9
Corners
Bayern Munich 7 Celtic 0
Advanced match stats
Shots
Bayern Munich 23 Celtic 5
Shots on target
Bayern Munich 10 Celtic 3
Shots off target
Bayern Munich 8 Celtic 2
Blocked shots
Bayern Munich 5 Celtic 0
Attempts out of box
Bayern Munich 10 Celtic 1
Hit woodwork
Bayern Munich 1 Celtic 0
One-on-one attempts
Bayern Munich 1 Celtic 2
xG from open play
Bayern Munich 2.1421 Celtic 1.1175
xG from set play
Bayern Munich 0.1846 Celtic 0
Bayern Munich 2.35301 Celtic 0.337478
xA from open play
Bayern Munich 2.22427 Celtic 0.337339
xA from set play
Bayern Munich 0.12875 Celtic 0.00013766
Total tackles
Bayern Munich 7 Celtic 22
Won tackles
Bayern Munich 4 Celtic 12
Fouls
Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 9
Total clearances
Bayern Munich 3 Celtic 48
Headed clearances
Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 17
Duels won
Bayern Munich 29 Celtic 33
Clearances off the line
Bayern Munich 1 Celtic 1
Errors leading to shots
Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 1
Total passes
Bayern Munich 762 Celtic 385
Accurate passes
Bayern Munich 702 Celtic 326
Backward passes
Bayern Munich 163 Celtic 75
Forward passes
Bayern Munich 208 Celtic 121
Total long balls
Bayern Munich 43 Celtic 39
Successful final third passes
Bayern Munich 224 Celtic 42
Total crosses
Bayern Munich 31 Celtic 2
Touches
Bayern Munich 936 Celtic 565
Touches in the box
Bayern Munich 47 Celtic 9
Dispossessed
Bayern Munich 11 Celtic 4
Goalkeeper saves
Bayern Munich 1 Celtic 9
Diving saves
Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 3
Saved shots from inside the box
Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 5
Saved shots from outside the box
Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 4
Keeper throws
Bayern Munich 4 Celtic 5
Goal kicks
Bayern Munich 4 Celtic 13
Punches
Bayern Munich 0 Celtic 1
Pre Match Facts
Bayern Munich have won their last five home European matches against Scottish opponents and have never lost at home against a Scottish team (W7 D3).
Celtic have been eliminated in their last nine major European knockout ties when they’ve lost the first leg, since going through against 1. FC Köln in the first round of the 1992-93 UEFA Cup (0-2 first leg, 3-0 second leg). They’ve never progressed when losing the first leg at home, however (seven previous instances).
Bayern Munich have progressed from their last 13 UEFA Champions League knockout ties when they’ve won the first leg. The last time they were knocked out was in the last 16 against Internazionale in 2010-11, winning 1-0 in Italy in the first leg before losing 3-2 in the second leg and going out on away goals.
Celtic have played 15 away games against German opposition in Europe, and are still looking for their first such victory (D3 L12). Indeed, they’ve lost on their last five trips there by an aggregate score of 4-18, with their most recent game in Germany being a 1-7 defeat to Borussia Dortmund earlier this season.
Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 20 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (W16 D4), while only once previously have they had a longer such run in the competition – 29 games between March 1998 and April 2002. Indeed, their current unbeaten home streak of 20 games is also the longest active one in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich have won all four of their home matches under Vincent Kompany in the UEFA Champions League. Only two previous Bayern managers have won their first five home games in the competition: Hansi Flick (won first seven between 2019-2021) and Josef Heynckes (won first nine between 2011-2012).
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For those who haven’t seen it
Graham Speirs
Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic (agg 3-2)
Having watched Scottish teams in European competition man and boy for 45 years tonight I witnessed – beyond dispute – one of the greatest from Brendan Rodgers and Celtic in the Allianz in Munich.
Celtic fans will feel emotionally burgled by Bayern’s equaliser with 15 seconds to go, thus denying them the chance to take the German tyrants to 30 minutes of extra time in the Champions League. But this was a towering Celtic performance which deserved every last paeon of praise.
How many teams – German or otherwise – go to Munich and are composed while creating such scoring chances? Yet this Celtic performance in Germany was not truly based on attacking.
Celtic’s predisposition, field-shape and use of the ball were all thoroughly impressive.
This was the ultimate testimony of Brendan Rodgers’ ability as a manager. Celtic – streets behind Bayern in financial power – played a tactical, passing and pressing game which spoke of a club buying decent players and a coach imbuing his team with belief and knowledge. The number of times Celtic played the ball calmly and astutely out of their first third spoke of a manager saying: “This is how we do it. Believe in ourselves. Believe in our system.”
I had found it scarcely believable the way Rodgers spoke in recent days with a calm voice about Celtic’s chances in Munich, against such a formidable, dominant team. Well…so much for my understanding of football. Brendan’s tone proved thoroughly justified.
Let it also be noted: Rodgers and Martin O’Neill, for all sorts of complicated reasons, have not always been mutual admirers. This week, all of that has been done away with. O’Neill knows – and acknowledges – that Rodgers is top-notch. O’Neill was ecstatic with Celtic’s performance tonight.
Celtic have made some incredible finds in recent years and one of their greatest has to be Alistair Johnston. This tough, intuitive, unrelenting Canadian right-back could play for any club in Britain and hold his own. Johnston tonight, as ever, was formidable, rarely letting the best in Europe get past him.
As for Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty: Celtic have a pair of terrific centre-backs (that’s 1970s speak).
Before this tie, frankly, I thought: fat chance for Celtic. Bayern for 70 minutes had been so dominant in Glasgow last week – “so very Bayern” in fact – that I couldn’t see Celtic being able to match them. Yet the Scottish champions could have been 3-0 up after 20 minutes.
It is true that Kasper Schmeichel made some excellent saves – this goalkeeper has been one of Celtic’s best signings of the past 10 years – yet Celtic were thoroughly deserving of their opening goal after 63 minutes from Nicolas Kuhn. From a Scottish point of view (excepting Rangers fans) the pain was rubbed in when Bayern equalised with – I calculated from the added-time clock – 15 seconds to go.
This is the irony. Celtic, the original British winners of Europe’s elite club trophy, are out of Europe, having delivered one of the greatest European away performances of any British club in recent years. For Celtic, this was both a painful failure and a reputational success.
Little wonder Brendan Rodgers was bursting with pride for his players. Rodgers, in these 90 minutes, has also just reminded his doubters that he is among the elite coaches of the game.
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Mark Atkinson
By Mark Atkinson
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Published 18th Feb 2025, 22:45 GMT
Updated 18th Feb 2025, 22:56 GMT
Rodgers’ men come so close to a famous night in Bavaria
The clock had just struck 94 minutes. For the previous 93, Celtic had been foot-perfect.
This was the final minute of stoppage time. Celtic led 1-0. So close to their first competitive victory on German soil, so close to extra time, so close to pushing Bayern Munich out of the Champions League and themselves into the last 16.
One more cross to defend, one more attack to fend off.
Alphonso Davies celebrates Bayern Munich’s late goal.
Alphonso Davies celebrates Bayern Munich’s late goal. | Getty Images
Michael Olise swung in a dangerous inswinging delivery. Leon Goretzka had got free from six yards out and his powerful header was brilliantly stopped by the previously impervious Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
The rebound squirmed loose on the goalline. Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers reacted quickly to clear but Bayern substitute Alphonso Davies closed him down swiftly. The American struck the ball off the Canadian and it crawled over the line.
Devastated Celtic shirts everywhere. They had thrown so much into this, only to be floored by the most savage of blows.
There was very little time to restart. Celtic are out of the Champions League, vanquished 3-2 on aggregate by the German giants.
Nevertheless, take a bow, Glasgow Celtic. They produced one of the greatest away displays from a Scottish side in the Champions League – yet have nothing but pride to show for it.
Pre-match, former Bayern Munich midfielder Dietmar Hamann said it was “almost impossible” for Celtic to progress. The Scottish champions so nearly made a laughing stock of such predictions, playing well above their station.
Every Celtic player was at it. Manager Brendan Rodgers got his tactics spot on. They pressed the life out of the insipid hosts, who looked startled by the Scottish team’s gumption. Bayern hadn’t lost in Europe at home for 20 matches. They nearly did here.
Nicolas Kuhn’ strike midway through the second half wiped out a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of this play-off tie last week at Celtic Park. The tie was finely balanced right until the death. Celtic will depart Bavaria laced with pain, pride and regret. What a gut-wrenching evening for them.
The grim reality is that Celtic’s Champions League journey is over. Last time they visited Germany, on October 1, they were embarrassed 7-1 by Borussia Dortmund. This was further evidence of how Rodgers and his players have matured on this stage.
Adam Idah’s expression says it all for Celtic.
Adam Idah’s expression says it all for Celtic. | Getty Images
Celtic were the better team in the first half. They created four chances of serious magnitude. On six minutes captain Callum McGregor robbed Olise of possession on the centre circle and the pitch opened up in front of him. Striding forward, he entered the penalty box but as the angle narrowed, he slashed over the bar.
Then on 16 minutes, Jota turned Josip Stanisic inside out and found Kuhn at the far post, only for Raphael Guerrerio to clear off the line. The ball then flashed across goal from Arne Engels but Daizen Maeda was fractions away, before he then clipped over the bar after Bayern gifted Celtic the ball. Oh what chances, so rare to have them for visiting teams in Munich.
It was a huge let-off for the hosts as the Allianz Arena, raucous pre-match, became muted. Celtic’s press and energy in the final third was causing Bayern problems.
Bayern hit the bar through Harry Kane just before the break, but Celtic looked pretty comfortable. They defended stoutly and with Maeda preferred to Adam Idah as the No 9, he led the press with aplomb. If a team deserved to go into the interval ahead, it was Celtic.
Nevertheless, they would no doubt be glad to learn at the resumption that Kane had failed to reappear, no doubt feeling the effects of his head knock picked up over the weekend against Bayer Leverkusen. Kingsley Coman came on to replace him but Bayern were now without a natural No 9.
Schmeichel made himself big to deny Leon Goretzka after the German midfield strode through unmarked two minutes into the half. It was as good a chance as Bayern had created and an excellent intervention from the Dane. But the second half had entered a lull, with Celtic needing to pick their moment when to commit more men forward in search of the goal.
Striker Adam Idah was summoned on the hour mark, replacing Jota, who had done well but was running out of petrol given his lack of 90 minutes in the tank. But it wasn’t the Irishman who netted, but a former Bayern man.
Kuhn had missed earlier, but not this time. Maeda chased down a sloppy Bayern pass by Kim Min-jae and poked the ball through to the former Bayern Munich reserve. He bore down on Manuel Neuer and slotted home. All square on 64 minutes.
Nicolas Kuhn had put Celtic ahead in Bavaria.
Nicolas Kuhn had put Celtic ahead in Bavaria. | Getty Images
Bayern were stunned. Kuhn had to come off injured not long after the goal but Celtic had next the chance, a diving header from Maeda straight at Neuer. This was there for Celtic, a result of veritable history staring them squarely in the face.
Bayern, to be fair, regrouped. Goretzka headed narrowly wide himself before Leroy Sane’s strike on 76 minutes flashed millimetres wide. Schmeichel parried another deflected effort, this time from Kimmich, to safety. The home crowd turned up the noise again. Their team needed more impetus.
It didn’t come from the stands. Perhaps it came from the heavens for Bayern, a moment of fortune as the ball skittled into Davies’ path in stoppage time. The final is due to be played at the Allianz Arena on the last day of May. Perhaps it is their destiny to be there.
The football fates were cruel on Celtic. This was the most brutal of denouements to a commendable Champions League campaign.
Manager: I’m very proud of the players for an outstanding performance against Bayern
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/february/18/manager–i-m-very-proud-of-the-players-for-an-outstanding-performance-against-bayern/
First Team
By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor
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18 Feb 2025, 11:21 pm
Brendan Rodgers had a mixture of pride and disappointment when he reflected on Celtic’s UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena, though the overwhelming feeling was of pride in his players’ performance.
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Celtic produced a superb display against one of Europe’s top teams, and levelled the tie on the night when Nicolas Kuhn scored in the second-half.
And just when it looked as though the match would go to extra-time, Bayern scored with almost the last kick of the game to equalise on the night and go through 3-2 on aggregate.
It was a heartbreaking way to go out of Europe, particularly given the quality of Celtic’s performance throughout the game.
And the Celtic manager explained that it’s another indicator of the strides his team is continuing to make at this level.
Speaking to Celtic TV after the match, he said: “In terms of the performance I’ve very proud. Naturally we’re hugely disappointed to concede so late, but this is Bayern Munich and we’ve come out here and played without any fear.
“We had opportunities to win the game – good opportunities – we showed our courage with and without the ball, and just pride really, as well as disappointment at this moment because the guys gave so much to the game.
“The players gave everything to the game and we made it really difficult for Bayern Munich. Some of our football was at a really good level. We managed our way through the game how we wanted to. We started well, we created opportunities, we pressed at the right time, we sat in at the right moments and didn’t give away so much.
“Harry Kane hit the crossbar towards the end of the first half but other than that we were in a good place and had really good chances in the first-half – three really, really good chances.
“But I look at the performance and my takeaway from Europe is the credibility that we’ve gained this season. We’ve developed from last season and improved yet again this season and I’m really excited going forward what this team can do.”
Celtic will head home tomorrow to begin preparing for Saturday’s Premiership match away to Hibernian, and the Hoops boss explained that there is still much for the team to focus on this season, while also setting their sights on returning to the UEFA Champions League next season.
“Now we can get back, we can recover, we’ve got two trophies now to aim for in this latter part of the season so we want to make sure we’re in this competition again next season,” he said.
“My unswerving commitment is to try and make Celtic a seasoned team at this level, and from last season to this season there’s improvement and we’ll look to make that next season also.”
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By Matthew Campbell
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18 Feb 2025, 10:01 pm
UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Allianz Arena, Munich
BAYERN MUNICH…1
(Davies 90 +4)
CELTIC…1
(Kuhn 63)
Bayern Munich win 3-2 on aggregate
Celtic have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich in the cruellest possible way, as an equaliser in the last minute of added time saw the German side progress 3-2 on aggregate.
It was a heartbreaking end to the game for Celtic, who had put so much into the contest and were leading thanks to a Nicolas Kuhn goal and heading towards extra-time before Alphonso Davies bundled the ball over the line for a last-gasp equaliser.
There was a warning shot from Bayern within the first five minutes, as Michael Olise sent a ball to the back post where Serge Gnabry was in space, but his header drifted wide of target.
In the seventh minute, Brendan Rodgers’ side burst in to life and had their first chance of the night.
Callum McGregor raced away from the Bayern defence and found himself charging towards goal with the ball at his feet, but his shot from inside the box sailed over the bar.
The Bhoys continued to grow in to the game and in the 15th minute, there created two great chances to take the lead.
The first fell to Nicolas Kühn after a brilliant piece of skill from Jota, but the German winger’s effort was cleared off the line. Almost immediately, Arne Engels flashed a ball across the face of goal, but there was just too much weight on the cross and Daizen Maeda was unable to make contact on the ball for what would have been a certain goal.
The Celtic faithful in the Allianz Arena and around the world were surely in a shared state of disbelief that Celtic weren’t in front and it wasn’t long before another huge chance fell the way of the Bhoys. This time Maeda’s strike from 18 yards out had Manuel Neuer beaten, but the ball went just over the bar and the chance was gone.
Kasper Schmeichel was called in to action just after the 20-minute mark as he produced an excellent save from a Harry Kane strike which took a big deflection on its route towards goal.
With just shy of 40 minutes gone, the home side had a huge chance when Harry Kane cut the ball back to Joshua Kimmich who was lurking on the edge of the penalty area, but his shot went wide of the target and the Germany captain will probably feel that he could have done better with the effort.
There was another let-off for the Celts just before the break when Harry Kane rattled the crossbar with an effort from just inside the box.
67%
Possession
33%
23
Shots
5
10
Shots On Target
3
7
Corners
0
2
Fouls
9
0
0
Cards
0
0
At the beginning of the second half, Bayern found themselves with a golden opportunity to take the lead when a through ball from midfield split the Celtic defence and left Goretzka one on one against Kasper Schmeichel, but the Celtic No. 1 produced a wonderful save to keep the match level.
Celtic kept Bayern at bay and kept themselves in the match by defending resolutely, and, with 63 minutes gone, they got their reward.
Daizen Maeda used his pace to nip in ahead of Kim and feed the ball to Nicolas Kuhn, who tore in to the box and slotted his shot in to the bottom left corner, sending the Celtic supporters wild.
And just before the 70-minute mark, there was a chance for Celtic to go 2-0 up when Arne Engels whipped a cross deep to the back post for Daizen Maeda, whose header was saved by Neuer.
Bayern continued to create chances of their own, but the Celts defended as a unit and kept them at bay, whilst between the sticks Kasper Schmiechel produced some outstanding saves.
However, with the game heading towards extra-time, it was to end in the most heartbreaking manner imaginable for Celtic when Alphonso Davies equalised with almost the last touch of the game.
The goal levelled the score on the night and put Bayern Munich through 3-2 on aggregate.
It was a performance to be proud of for Brendan Rodgers’ side who had come so close to a historic result in Germany.
FC Bayern: Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Kim, Raphaël Guerreiro (Davies 64′), Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala (Müller 95′), Gnabry (Sané 64′), Kane (Coman 45′)
Subs: Sané, Coman, Dier, João Palhinha, Davies, Ito, Boey, Vidovic, Müller, Laimer, Urbig, Pavlovic
Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, Engels, McGregor, Hatate, Kühn (Hyunjun Yang 69′), Maeda, Jota (Idah 60′)
Subs: Taylor, Scales, Idah, Sinisalo, Hyunjun Yang, McCowan, Nawrocki, Kenny, Bain, Murray, Ralston, Bonnar
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Andrew Petrie
BBC Sport Scotland
Celtic’s Champions League adventure came to a halt in gut-wrenching fashion as Bayern Munich struck in the 94th minute to deny them a stunning victory in Germany and snatch a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Trailing 2-1 after the first leg of the play-off round at Parkhead, Celtic led when Nicolas Kuhn capitalised on Kim Min-jae’s error to give Brendan Rodgers’ side a shock lead just after the hour.
That was after a first half in which Celtic passed up four fine opportunities to score – Kuhn, Callum McGregor, and Daizen Maeda, twice, all going close – while England captain Harry Kane hit the bar before he was substituted at half-time.
Celtic would not be denied after the break, though, when Maeda burst forward and funnelled the ball to Kuhn, who took advantage of Kim’s hesitancy to slip past Manuel Neuer.
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Bayern, stunned into action, pushed for a leveller. Leon Goretzka nodded wide; Joshua Kimmich forced Kasper Schmeichel into a fine save; and Leroy Sane drilled a shot just past the post.
Celtic were on the back foot, unable to get out of their own half and counter Vincent Kompany’s side, and eventually – with extra time within sight – they cracked to concede with the last kick of the game.
Michael Olise’s cross was met by Goretzka, whose header was brilliantly saved by Schmeichel. The ball dropped in front of the empty goal, and Cameron Carter-Vickers’ attempts to clear were thwarted by Alphonso Davies, who bundled over the line.
Celtic fight to the brink of history
Nicolas Kuhn celebrates scoring for CelticImage source, PA Media
Football is so often a cruel game, and it was hard not to feel for the Celtic players who lay dejectedly on the turf as their Bayern counterparts ran to the corner celebrating, and no doubt breathing a huge sigh of relief.
All the fight and resolve that they had shown for almost 180 minutes had been sapped from them by the scrappiest, ugliest of goals.
The Scottish champions hustled and harried, and stood up when tested. Schmeichel added more saves to his highlights reel, while his defence headed, blocked and cleared almost everything that came at them.
There were chances. McGregor blazed over in the first half when he should have hit the target. Kuhn had one cleared off the line, before his cross to the back post missed Maeda by a matter of inches.
They forced another opportunity when Dayot Upamecano sliced a pass. Kuhn played in Maeda with Neuer off his line, but the Japanese forward chipped wide.
There is a German saying – coming close is also missing it. It feels harsh to be critical given the monumental effort Celtic produced, but they needed to be more clinical.
They were less than a minute from extra time, and who knows what would have happened then? Perhaps more cruelty and dejection. Perhaps immortality among the Celtic annals for years to come.
Although they return to Glasgow beaten, they return with pride.
This looks like a different team to the one battered in Dortmund just a few months ago. They’ve matured considerably and look like growing even further.
Bayern pass tougher inspection than expected
Although Celtic have been flying domestically and did well in the Champions League group stage, Bayern would have been happy with the draw.
After two gruelling encounters, they will just be happy to have made it through unscathed after an almighty scare.
They did pin Celtic back at times, and you don’t take 23 shots – with 10 on target – without putting your opponents on the ropes.
But the longer it went, the more doubts started to grow as to whether the Bundesliga leaders had an answer. Ultimately, they did.
The Celtic goal rocked them. They were forced into near-fatal errors, and more mistakes than they have made in any Champions League game this season.
Their weaknesses were exposed, but having pulled through Kompany can now gird his loins. He knows where he needs to improve and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see this team go all the way to the final.
Match stats
Bayern have reached the Champions League last 16 in each of the last 17 seasons and in each of their last 21 appearances in the competition.
They remain unbeaten against Scottish opposition at home in major European competition (P11 W7 D4). Celtic have failed to win any of their 16 away games against German opposition (D4 L12 – including East Germany).
Kuhn became the first German to score against Bayern Munich in the Champions League since Mergim Berisha for Red Bull Salzburg in November 2020. He is the first to do so in the knockout stages since Lukas Podolski for Arsenal in March 2014 (last 16).
Bayern have made more errors leading to opposition shots than any other team in the Champions League this season (13 – 5 in the build-up to goals conceded).
Celtic (28y 40d) named their oldest starting XI for a Champions League game since a 1-0 win against Manchester United at Celtic Park in November 2006 (28y 272d).