Bayern Munich ticket prices show Celtic how to reward fans as Hoops avoid away ban

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Celtic fans discovered their fate ahead of their Champions League tie vs Bayern Munich.

Brendan Rodgers’ side were drawn with the Bundesliga giants in their knockout playoff tie with the first-leg to be played at Parkhead on Wednesday, February 12.

It is set to be a magnificent occasion with Thomas Muller buzzing with excitement about the atmosphere in Glasgow.

Joshua Kimmich also told Serge Gnabry to expect a cauldron at Celtic Park.

But it was the away tie that had the Scottish Premiership champions nervous about a potential fan ban due to pyro being thrown onto the Aston Villa pitch on matchday eight.

Thankfully UEFA’s decision was NO ban and instead a €10,000 fine was handed out to add to the €20,000 charge for a similar issue back in October at Borussia Dortmund.

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Celtic could take heed from Bayern Munich

It means Celtic fans will be able to watch their side in action in the Allianz Arena where Bayern Munich supporters will also pack out their home stands.

And they will do so because of the serious value for money German fans have become accustom to at Bayern.

Standing section tickets are available from as little as €19 while the heftier prices come in at around €50 which is still better than the £46 Celtic fans on their own patch will have to fork out.

It is a tried and tested model from the European heavyweights whose fans often boycott away games in the elite competition over ticket prices.

As recently as November, some Munich supporters called for their fanbase to stay away from their clash against Shakhtar Donetsk over prices coming in around the €52 mark.

And Bayern chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen recently called for fans getting bang for their buck when it comes to ticketing.

Bayern’s chairman explained cheap ticket prices at Allianz Arena

“I am deeply convinced that it must be possible for someone who doesn’t have a job today to be able to go to the cinema and pay roughly the same price for a standing ticket in the stadium if they don’t go to the cinema,” he said at a SPOBIS Conference in Hamburg, according to RBLive.

Adding: “We could increase the prices without any problems – because we have a list of no idea how many people who will pay any price.

“We don’t want that. It is right that football and sport remain accessible.

“That’s where the power comes from, that’s where the atmosphere comes from.”