What Thierry Henry said about ‘typical’ Daizen Maeda after Celtic lost to Bayern Munich

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Celtic still have some life in the tie as they head to Germany next week for the second leg of their Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich.

Yes, everything points towards elimination for Brendan Rodgers’ side, but Daizen Maeda’s goal has kept things alive.

In the end, Celtic were beaten 2-1 by Bayern Munich and the winning goal is the one that will frustrate fans the most.

Harry Kane was left unmarked at the back post from a corner minutes into the second half – after the same situation occurred in the first half.

Less of that in the return leg, then Celtic have a chance of causing a huge upset and Maeda will be key once more.

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Thierry Henry praises ‘typical’ Daizen Maeda after Celtic lose to Bayern Munich

Remember, Maeda was supposed to be suspended for this match, only for Celtic to win an appeal and his two-match ban was reduced to one.

Yes, it took the Japan star and Celtic themselves time to get going, but when they did, he was at the heart of it all.

Thierry Henry feels the champions of Scotland ‘made it a game’ and Maeda was his ‘typical’ self by being in the right place at the ‘right time’, as he told CBS Sports on Paramount+ (12/08/25 at 10:10 pm)

“Fair play to Celtic,” said Henry. “They made it a game. They should have scored before with Maeda. We thought he was maybe offside, but that little deflection.

“But (for his goal), he is going back onside and that’s a typical Maeda goal. Being there at the right time. He could have scored twice, but at least, they made it a game on the night.”

Henry and Peter Schmeichel disagree about Celtic ‘bravery’

What was interesting was the half-time analysis from Henry and Peter Schmeichel because they disagreed about Celtic’s approach.

It was clear that the home team were too passive, not enough bite and attacking intent on the ball, that’s why Schmeichel wanted Rodgers’ side to be ‘braver’.

But Henry disagreed with his fellow pundit and explained how there is still a return leg to go, including how going for it would leave Celtic open to conceding more.

“It was definitely not what the Celtic supporters wanted,” said Schmeichel at half-time. “That last kick from Olise and Bayern are 1-0 up. But it’s nothing less than what they deserved.

“I think that Celtic need to be much braver. They need to attack a little bit more. They have five at the back. Four in front. Every time they get the ball, they lose it in their own half.”

Henry disagreed: “Brave? It’s easy to say. How? You have to be careful. At 1-0, it’s not that bad, you need to keep it as long as you can, in terms of opening yourself up. But you can’t be too adventurous in the second half.

“Yes, you have to play higher and be more aggressive. But how are you going to go about it? You can’t just go, it’s not like it’s the return leg. You need to be careful. It will be crazy to concede one on the counter.”