Comments and predictions for Bayern Munich vs Celtic: No surprises
The match between Bayern Munich vs Celtic in the Champions League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on February 19. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Celtic squad information
Bayern's squad is almost complete for the upcoming match, only missing Alphonso Davies on the left wing and reserve goalkeeper Daniel Peretz due to health reasons.
The centre of defence is likely to be anchored by the duo of Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae, with Raphael Guerreiro and Josip Stanisic taking up the full-back roles.
Harry Kane will, without a doubt, be the spearhead of the German side's attack, with support from forwards such as Olise, Jamal Musiala and Kingsley Coman.
Celtic will be without winger James Forrest until the end of February due to a foot injury, while midfielder Paulo Bernardo is expected to return in mid-March after an ankle problem.
With the home team currently trailing by a goal, coach Rodgers may consider bringing Jota into the starting lineup, alongside Idah and Maeda in attack.
In addition, the visitors will likely deploy Callum McGregor in the defensive midfield position, while Arne Engels and Reo Hatate could be deployed in the box-to-box midfield role.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Celtic expected lineup
Bayern Munich:
Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane
Celtic:
Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Hatate, McGregor, Engels; Maeda, Idah, Jota
Latest football commentary Bayern Munich vs Celtic
The home side were perhaps fortunate to have the advantage heading into the second leg, with their shots on target from the penalty area being just six for an expected goals (xG) of 0.7 – lower than Celtic's eight shots and 1.37 xG.
Bayern also received some favour in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, as Xabi Alonso's men restricted them to just two shots and none on target, while Leverkusen hit the crossbar twice and missed a number of good chances.
However, coach Vincent Kompany will probably think that what has been shown is not important because his team is currently at the top of the Bundesliga, 8 points ahead of second-placed Leverkusen.
Kompany can also highlight that his players have scored three or more goals in eight of their last 14 games in all competitions and they are the league's top scorers with 65 goals in the Bundesliga.
Bayern's draw last weekend marked the first time they have failed to win in six games and just the second time they have failed to pick up all three points in their last 11 games.
Bayern can be confident of progressing, as they are on a 20-match unbeaten run at home in the Champions League, sharing the spoils just four times during that time.
Celtic, meanwhile, created plenty of problems in the first leg, especially on the counter-attack. They even nearly took the lead after just 30 seconds, but Adam Idah was caught offside, blocking the view of Manuel Neuer as Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn's long-range shot got the better of them.
The history of the head-to-head between Celtic and Bayern has seen five encounters, with the Scottish side never winning, losing four and drawing one.
Brendan Rodgers' side are currently on 69 points in the Scottish Premiership and are 13 points clear of second-placed Rangers.
In the defeat to Bayern, Celtic failed to concede at least three goals – the only game in their last five in which they have failed to score at least three, with a 3-0 win over Dundee United on Saturday in the top flight.
Rodgers' side have won nine of their last 12 games, although their two defeats during that time have come in the Champions League against Aston Villa on January 29 and Bayern.
Celtic have also won just two of their last seven away games – losing two and drawing three – and they are yet to taste victory in 12 away games in the Champions League, with eight defeats and four draws.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Celtic score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bayern Munich vs Celticas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bayern Munich 2-0 Celtic
- WhoScore:Bayern Munich 3-1 Celtic
- Our newspaper predicts:Bayern Munich 2-0 Celtic
When and where to watch Bayern Munich vs Celtic live?
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