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Celtic face Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League Playoff second leg. The Scottish Champions were narrowly beaten by Vincent Kompany’s side, who benefited from a disallowed Celtic goal and the non-awarding of a penalty.

Brendan Rodgers’ side face an uphill battle to get a result against the Bundesliga leaders, who drew with current German Champions Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend.

Team News

Brendan has confirmed that there are no fresh injury concerns within the group. Paulo Bernardo is not available after sustaining an ankle injury during the Scottish Cup win over Raith Rovers. The Celtic manager appeared to give some indication of his thoughts on the team in Bavaria when picking his Starting XI against Dundee United.

Kasper Schmeichel will start in goals. The Dane made a couple of big saves in the first leg and he will likely require a big performance at the Allianz.

Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers will start in the central defensive pairing with Alistair Johnston at right back. Bayern targeted Greg Taylor in the first half and the inclusion of Jefferey Schlupp could certainly assist in keeping Olise at bay.

Callum McGregor will captain Celtic with Reo Hatate and Arne Engels in the middle of the park.

In attack, expect Daizen Maeda to start through the middle with Jota on the wing and Nicolas Kühn looking to torment his former club. Adam Idah and Yang will be required to provide attacking options from the bench.

Predicted XI: Schmeichel; Schlupp, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Johnston; McGregor, Hatate, Engels; Jota, Maeda, Kühn.

Referee Details

French referee Benoît Bastien has been confirmed by UEFA for the game as part of an all French lineup. Bastien, who has taken charge of two Celtic UCL wins, will be assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu.

Meanwhile, Jérémie Pignard will operate as Fourth Official.

Video Assistant Referee duties will be completed by Willy Delajod with Benoît Millot assisting.

Kickoff Time

The game kicks off at 8pm (Celtic Park Time).

Where to Watch

The game will be shown on Prime Video, which is free to all Amazon Prime subscribers. Supporters will be able to subscribe in order to watch the game through the streaming service.

While a result is unlikely given the size and European pedigree of this Bayern squad, Celtic showed in the last game that they can compete with Kompany’s side.

This article first appeared on The Celtic Star and was syndicated with permission.

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