UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Bayern Munich LWWWW 2
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Celtic WLWWW 1
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1st Leg · Celtic Park · 57,406 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Bayern Munich survive Celtic scare in Champions League first-leg

Bayern Munich scored either side of halftime through Michael Olise and Harry Kane but had to endure late pressure from hosts Celtic before securing a 2-1 victory in their Champions League playoff first leg on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
56.9
Possession
43.1
10
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
593
Accurate Passes
426
650
Passes
486
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
29
25
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
27
26
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MUN leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 20Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 3Greg TaylorLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 27Arne EngelsRM
  9. 9Adam IdahF
  10. 38Daizen MaedaLF
  11. 10Nicolas KühnRF

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 15Eric DierCD-L
  3. 2Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 22Raphaël GuerreiroLB
  5. 27Konrad LaimerRB
  6. 42Jamal MusialaAM
  7. 8Leon GoretzkaLM
  8. 6Joshua KimmichRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 10Leroy SanéAM-L
  11. 17Michael OliseAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Celtic 0, FC Bayern München 1. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 49' Goal! Celtic 0, FC Bayern München 2. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  3. 65' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Michael Olise.
  4. 65' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Leroy Sané.
  5. 65' Substitution, Celtic. Jota replaces Adam Idah.
  6. 65' Substitution, Celtic. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Greg Taylor.
  7. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Nicolas Kühn.
  8. 78' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Hiroki Ito replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
  9. 79' Goal! Celtic 1, FC Bayern München 2. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun following a corner.
  10. 87' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.

UEFA Champions League News

All news
News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services Bruno Fernandes' home burgled during Man United loss against Como Bruno Fernandes returned from Italy after losing to Como with Manchester United in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to deal with a robbery at his house. News PA Wayne Rooney: Bruno Fernandes, Man United players acting like 'babies' Wayne Rooney has lambasted Manchester United's squad for acting like "babies" and urged Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez to look in the mirror. News James Olley In-the-dark Kane trying not to 'stress' over Monday's Ballon d'Or reveal Bayern striker Harry Kane said he would prefer to know ahead of time whether he has won the Ballon D'Or, adding he is still in the dark over Monday's decision.