Vincent Kompany’s private dressing room speech to Bayern Munich stars revealed and it shows respect to Celtic

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Whilst many Celtic fans have put the Champions League playoff ties with Bayern Munich behind them, it seems the German press have not.

Just over a week has passed since Celtic scared Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena, Brendan Rodgers and the Hoops support have shifted their focus now on winning a possible treble for the Parkhead club.

However, for the German press, it seems that they still cannot stop speaking about it as Vincent Kompany’s dressing room speech after the Celtic Champions League draw is revealed.

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Vincent Kompany tells Bayern Munich he’s ‘proud’ of Celtic result

Bild [print edition page 1] shares what Kompany said in the Allianz Arena dressing room after Bayern drew with Celtic.

Kompany told his players, “I’m not putting anything past you, past this team, on you, on this team.

“We got through the game in Leverkusen, we’re still eight points ahead and we’ve progressed against Celtic.

“The performance wasn’t good, but it’s about the results. I know exactly how it feels. Three games in six days.

“The flight to Glasgow. A banquet afterwards. Later, not in bed until two o’clock.

“I don’t want to defend you, but I know what it’s like. I’m proud that you had the mentality against Celtic until the 94th minute.”

Celtic’s full record vs Bayern Munich as Brendan Rodgers created Champions League history

Celtic have faced Bayern Munich on six different occasions in the Champions League and whilst Rodgers almost recorded a famous win, he still created history in by picking up the club’s first draw against a Bundesliga club on German soil.

So here is Celtic’s full record against Bayern:

• UEFA Champions League: 18.02.2025 – Bayern Munich 1 v 1 Celtic

• UEFA Champions League: 12.02.2025 – Celtic 1 v 2 Bayern Munich
• UEFA Champions League Group B: 31.10.2017 – Celtic 1 v 2 Bayern Munich
• UEFA Champions League UEFA Group B: 18.10.2017 – Bayern Munich 3 v 0 Celtic
• UEFA Champions League Group A: 25.11.2003 – Celtic 0 v 0 Bayern Munich
• UEFA Champions League Group A: 17.09.2003 – Bayern Munich 2 v 1 Celtic