The Celts fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat tonight at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, however, despite the disappointment of losing to the Bundesliga giants, tonight’s result means that it’s still all to play for in next week’s second leg in Munich. The Hoops thought that they had the lead within the first minute when Nicolas Kühn buried his shot from outside the box, but the goal was ruled out for an offside decision on Adam Idah. Bayern took the lead just before half time after a sensational strike from Michael Olise and they doubled that advantage early in the second half through Harry Kane. The Celts kept battling to find a way back in to the game, and the lifeline came from the in-form Daizen Maeda whose headed finish gave the Celtic Park faithful a boost with 10 minutes to go. There was to be no late drama, however, and Vincent Kompany’s side managed to see the game out despite a wave of late pressure from Celtic. And, speaking to Celtic TV after the match, Brendan Rodgers praised his side for how they responded to being 2-0 down. “There’s a tinge of disappointment,” he said. “We were too passive. We looked like we got off to the start we want within the first minute with a fantastic goal. “If that counts, it gives you the confidence and the boost to kick on in the game. “And then we get done just before half time with a brilliant goal, and we’re disappointed with the second goal. ‘But our reaction to their second goal was great. We started to get in contention.’ “We shifted the game to get more pressure at the top end of the field, and in the last 20 minutes we looked like a real threat in the game.”The Celts will now look ahead to next week’s match at the Allianz Arena with a belief that the tie is not beyond them thanks to the late consolation goal, and that is a belief that is shared by the Hoops’ boss, who was keen to stress to his side that it’s still all to play for in next week’s second leg. Brendan added: “I just said to the players that we’re in the tie, and that was important. “We wanted to be alive in the tie. It’s going to be a difficult challenge for us over there, however, we take confidence from the last 25 minutes of the game. “Once you have that aggression and mentality, then you show that you can cause them problems. “It’s still in the balance. We know it’s going to be tough over there, but we know if we play with confidence then we can certainly get something.”FixturesCeltic Vs. FC Bayern München – Wed, Feb 12th 2025, 20:00
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