Daizen Maeda struck late for Celtic to give them a lifeline in their Champions League play-off tie against Bayern Munich as they lost 2-1 in the first leg at Parkhead.
2024/2025 UEFA Champions League
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Match Report
Michael Olise and Harry Kane put Bayern in full control of the tie with goals either side of half-time until the Scottish champions clawed their way back with a scrappy goal from Maeda 11 minutes from time at a corner.
Celtic pushed for an equaliser, refusing to settle for just the one goal as Bayern threatened to crumble under the pressure, but the hosts could not find a way through Manuel Neuer in the closing stages.
Olise, the former Crystal Palace winger, had broken Celtic's stubborn resistance mere seconds before half-time with an unstoppable near-post strike and England captain Kane then popped up unmarked at the back post four minutes after the restart to double their lead.
Celtic never gave up and ultimately found a breakthrough from a corner as Maeda headed in from close-range, scoring his fourth Champions League goal of the season to keep his teams hopes alive ahead of next Tuesday's second leg in Munich.
Match Events
45' GOAL! Celtic FC 0-1 Bayern (Michael Olise)
49' GOAL! Celtic FC 0-2 Bayern (Harry Kane)
79' GOAL! Celtic FC 1-2 Bayern (Daizen Maeda)
Line-ups
Celtic FC XI: Schmeichel, Callum McGregor, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Daizen Maeda, Greg Taylor, N. Kühn, Reo Hatate, Idah, Alistair Johnston, Arne Engels
Subs: Scott Bain, Schlupp, Anthony Ralston, Jota, Liam Scales, Luke McCowan, Viljami Sinisalo, Maik Nawrocki, Hyun-jun Yang, Dane Murray, Johnny Kenny
Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Guerreiro, Goretzka, Dier, Kimmich, Sane, Laimer, Upamecano, Musiala, Olise
Subs: Ulreich, Muller, Gnabry, Coman, Min-jae Kim, Hiroki Ito, Boey, Stanisic, Jonas Urbig, Gabriel Vidovic, Pavlovic, Buchmann