Given they’re taking part in on this play-off spherical, it’s clear Bayern’s European marketing campaign has had its ups and downs – with the lows largely approaching the highway as they missed out on a top-eight berth.
They had been overwhelmed at Aston Villa and Barcelona of their first two away assignments within the league section, having misplaced at eventual winners Actual Madrid in final season’s semi-final.
That was the primary time they’d ever misplaced three successive away European matches, and Kompany’s facet had been additionally effectively overwhelmed at Feyenoord.
One win from their final seven European journeys suggests Celtic have a possibility to get a optimistic lead to Glasgow.
That mentioned, Kane – who scored two penalties within the win over Bremen – is simply one of many superstars who’re hoping to win the match, not to mention this tie.
In Jamal Musiala, 21, Bayern have probably the greatest younger gamers on this planet – as Scotland bear in mind vividly after he starred for Germany throughout the Euro 2024 opener, scoring the second objective in a 5-1 rout.
Veteran World Cup winners Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller are nonetheless big gamers for the membership, with the previous not too long ago signing a brand new contract on the age of 38.
France internationals Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise recurrently battle it out for begins with one other Germany star Leroy Sane, in a daunting attacking line.
And the spectacular Joshua Kimmich performs as one of many Bayern sitters in midfield alongside 20-year-old Aleksandar Pavlovic.
Kimmich has gone from Philipp Lahm’s pure successor at full-back to the function of playmaker and it’s a process he relishes.
Left-back Alphonso Davies is prone to miss out because of a hamstring harm however midfielder Leon Goretzka returned in opposition to Bremen after a spell on the sidelines.
Pavlovic has not too long ago damaged into the Germany nationwide facet and is eagerly anticipating the wall of noise that may greet Bayern at Celtic Park, earlier than a possible title-deciding journey to Leverkusen between the 2 legs of this tie.
“Will probably be a really essential, very particular week for us,” he informed the media after Friday’s victory. “Everyone seems to be trying ahead to the environment in Glasgow.
“However I am not intimidated.”
Mia san Mia, in any case.
