Celtic fought back to halve Bayern Munich’s lead at the midway point of the UEFA Champions League play-off tie, with the German visitors taking a 2-1 lead back to Munich ahead of the second leg.
Brendan Rodgers’ side thought they had opened the scoring inside the first minute as Nicolas Kuhn cut inside and shot from range on his left foot, beating Manuel Neuer to prompt jubilant scenes at Parkhead, only for an offside call against Adam Idah to see the effort ruled out.
But that was as good as it got for Celtic in a one-sided first half as the chances racked up at the other end, with Harry Kane sending the pick of them wide with a close-range header at the far post.
It looked like the home side had survived their first-half test, only for Michael Olise to open the scoring in style seconds before the interval, controlling a raking pass from Dayot Upamecano and cutting into the box before rifling a ferocious shot past Kasper Schmeichel.
And Kane made it 2-0 shortly after the break, volleying home beautifully from a corner after being left unmarked in the box.
Going two down finally sparked Celtic into life and they enjoyed a number of half-chances in the remainder of the game, with Daizen Maeda shooting narrowly wide from the tightest of angles and Arne Engels adjudged not to have been fouled for a penalty after the referee was called to the screens by the VAR officials.
Celtic did eventually get the goal that their efforts deserved, with Maeda finishing from close range from a corner, but the hosts were unable to find another despite late pressure and will need to win away in Munich in next Tuesday’s second leg if they are to pull off a famous Champions League upset.
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