Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich: Player ratings as Kane goal decides tight knockout play-off first leg
- Bayern Munich hold aggregate advantage in Champions League tie
- Michael Olise and Harry Kane netted for German giants in Scotland
- Late Daizen Maeda goal gives Celtic a lifeline ahead of second leg
Bayern Munich hold a slender 2-1 aggregate lead over Celtic following the first leg of their Champions League knockout play-off in Glasgow on Wednesday night.
Bayern will be firm favourites to progress when the side reconvene in Germany for the second leg next week, but it would have been a more comfortable lead to take home had Daizen Maeda not pulled a goal back for Celtic towards the end of this game.
Bayern dominated the early stages of the contest at Parkhead and eventually reaped the benefit when Michael Olise fired into the top corner from the edge of the box on the stroke of half-time.
Celtic had barely had any time to breathe after the break when Harry Kane doubled Bayern’s advantage from close-range. But it was then all about whether the Scottish champions could make a game of it and ensure the tie wasn’t going to be over on night one.
Maeda’s close-range header from a corner symbolised a strong finish from Celtic, who actually came out on top over Bayern in the xG stakes, suggesting they could have had more from the game.
Celtic player ratings vs Bayern Munich (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Kasper Schmeichel | 5.7/10 |
RB: Alistair Johnston | 7.4/10 |
CB: Cameron Carter-Vickers | 6.4/10 |
CB: Auston Trusty | 6.3/10 |
LB: Greg Taylor | 6.0/10 |
CM: Arne Engels | 7.1/10 |
CM: Callum McGregor (c) | 6.2/10 |
CM: Reo Hatate | 6.5/10 |
RW: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn | 6.7/10 |
ST: Adam Idah | 6.3/10 |
LW: Daizen Maeda | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Jeffrey Schlupp (65' for Taylor) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Jota (65' for Idah) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Yang Hyun-jun (77' for Kuhn) | 7.1/10 |
Subs not used: Scott Bain (GK), Viljami Sinisalo (GK), Anthony Ralston, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Maik Nawrocki, Luke McCowan, Johnny Kenny.
Bayern Munich player ratings vs Celtic (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Manuel Neuer (c) | 7.1/10 |
RB: Konrad Laimer | 7.4/10 |
CB: Dayot Upamecano | 7.2/10 |
CB: Eric Dier | 7.3/10 |
LB: Raphael Guerreiro | 6.7/10 |
CM: Joshua Kimmich | 7.9/10 |
CM: Leon Goretzka | 7.3/10 |
RM: Michael Olise | 8.4/10 |
AM: Jamal Musiala | 6.4/10 |
LM: Leroy Sane | 6.3/10 |
ST: Harry Kane | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Kingsley Coman (64' for Sane) | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Serge Gnabry (65' for Olise) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Hiroki Ito (78' for Guerreiro) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Thomas Muller (87' for Musiala) | N/A |
Subs not used: Jonas Urbig (GK), Sven Ulreich (GK), Kim Min-jae, Josip Stanisic, Sacha Boey, Tarek Buchmann, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Gabriel Vidovic.
Player of the match - Michael Olise (Bayern Munuch)
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