THE BAYERN MUNICH TEAM MUST CERTAINLY BE LOOKING AT CELTIC IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT TODAY, AFTER SOME EXTREMELY WELL-ORGANISED PLAY. BRENDAN RODGERS’ TEAM DID NOT SEEM PHASED IN THE SLIGHTEST BY THE CALIBRE OF THEIR OPPONENT, AND PLAYED WITH COURAGE (AND DELIGHT)
KUHN SCORES SCORES FOR CELTIC AT 63 MINS
ESPECIALLY AFTER NICOLAS-GERRIT KUHN SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE MATCH AT 63 MINS! THEY CREATED MANY CHANCES ALONG THE WAY TOO WITH THEIR CREATIVE PLAY, WITH 5 SHOTS AND 3 ON TARGET (WITH CALLUM MCGREGOR, AND DAIZEN MAEDA PLAYING STARRING ROLES) AND ALTHOUGH BAYERN HAD 23 SHOTS WITH 10 ON TARGET, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REACH-THE-BACK-OF-THE-NET UNTIL STOPPAGE TIME. (HARRY KANE HAD EARLIER HAD TO GO OFF, WITH AN INJURY AT HALF-TIME.)
ALPHONSO DAVIES SCORES IN STOPPAGE TIME
SO WHEN ALPHONSO DAVIES CHIPPED THE BALL OVER THE LINE AFTER IT REBOUNDED OFF KASPER SCHMEICHEL AT 90 +4 MINS. IT BROKE CELTIC HEARTS, THUS DENYING THEM THEIR CHANCE OF PROGRESSING ANY FURTHER IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, AS THE MATCH FINISHED 1 – 1 (3 -2 ON AGGREGATE.) SO NEAR – AND YET SO FAR!
BAYERN NOW LOOK SET TO WIN THE BUNDESLIGA UNDER MANAGER VINCENT KOMPANY.
VINCENT KOMPANY ON-PITCH AT THE BAYERN MUNICH VS CELTIC MATCH
WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH HARRY KANE ALL THE VERY BEST FOR A FULL AND SPEEDY RECOVERY, AS WHAT WAS A RECURRING CALF INJURY HAS NOW BECOME A HEMATOMA
HARRY KANE BEFORE THE MATCH BETWEEN BAYERN MUNICH VS CELTIC
AND HE WILL NEED TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A WHILE!
BRENDAN RODGERS SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“IN TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE, VERY PROUD, NATURALLY HUGELY DISAPPOINTED TO CONCEDE SO LATE, BUT THIS IS BAYERN MUNICH AND WE HAVE COME OUT TO HERE AND WE HAVE PLAYED WITHOUT ANY FEAR, AND WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THE GAME, GOOD OPPORTUNITIES, WE SHOWED OUR COURAGE WITH THE BALL, AND JUST PRIDE REALLY, AS WELL AS DISAPPOINTMENT AS THE GUYS GAVE SO MUCH TO THE GAME.”
CELTIC WERE DEFIANT TO THE LOUD NOISE OF BAVARIAN CHANTING AND SINGING
“THE BOYS GAVE EVERYTHING TO THE GAME, WE MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR BAYERN MUNICH, SOME OF OUR FOOTBALL WAS AT THE VERY GOOD LEVEL, WE MANAGED OUR WAY THROUGH THE GAME HOW WE WANTED TO, WE STARTED WELL, WE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES, WE PRESSED AT THE RIGHT TIMES, WE SAT IN AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS, AND HAD REALLY, REALLY GOOD CHANCES. I LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE AND MY TAKEAWAY FROM EUROPE IS THE CREDIBILITY THAT WE HAVE GAINED THIS SEASON, WHICH WE DEVELOPED FROM LAST SEASON AND I AM VERY EXCITED GOING FORWARD ABOUT WHAT THIS TEAM CAN DO”
BRENDAN RODGERS HAILS HIS TEAM
“MY UNSWERVING COMMITMENT IS TO TRY AND MAKE CELTIC A SEASONED TEAM AT THIS LEVEL, AND FROM LAST SEASON TO THIS SEASON THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS AND WE LOOK TO MAKE THAT NEXT SEASON ALSO.”
