Celtic were desperately unfortunate in last night’s narrow defeat to Bayern Munich in Champions League action.
Celts roared out the traps and Nicolas Kuhn had the ball in the net after 30 seconds before it was ruled out by VAR.
The visitors would settle down and eventually take a 2-0 lead through Michael Olise and Harry Kane before Daizen Maeda would cut their lead back to one to keep the tie alive.
It was a dramatic evening in Glasgow where the Hoops might have stolen a draw but the 2-1 loss against the German heavyweights is enough to go to the Allianz Arena with some hope of causing an all-timer upset.
Bayern Munich did not have it all their own way at Celtic Park
Brendan Rodgers’ side certainly silenced some critics, none more so than Bundesliga.com who had earlier in the week disrespected the Scottish champions by dismissing their chances of success against Vincent Kompany’s troops.
The site had written an article titled “five reasons Bayern Munich will progress against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League” as matter of fact as it comes.
However following last night’s game and the way the 90 or so minutes played out, their match report had a softer finish for Rodgers‘ troops and revealed at times that Celtic more than held their own.
On the early opportunity for Kuhn, it read: “There was an electric start to the action at Celtic Park, as former Bayern man Nicolas Kühn looked to have put the hosts into the lead after only 25 seconds when his low shot from just outside the area founds its way into Manuel Neuer’s bottom corner.
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“The goal was ruled out for offside, though, with Adam Idah adjudged to have interfered with Neuer’s view.”
They then acknowledged Celtic’s possession on the ball in the second-half as well as their ability to counter at pace albeit Manuel Neuer was not tested as early as the hosts might have liked.
The finale brought about an “uncomfortable end to the game for Bayern against both a determined Celtic side and a boisterous home crowd”, but the result would ultimately go the German’s way.
The second-leg next week, while tough, is still there to be attacked for Celts with Daizen Maeda showing his striker capabilities again and even subs Yang and Jota pushing hard.
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