Overview
In the first leg, Bayern Munich had a completely superior situation compared to the home team Celtic. The "Gray Tigers" have a ball possession time of up to 57%, and have taken a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Michael Olise and Harry Kane.
Even though Daizen Maeda has shortened the gap for Celtic, Bayern Munich still have a huge advantage ahead of the return match at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern Munich are having a near-perfect record every time they play at home this season. With the two biggest arenas being the Bundesliga and the Champions League, they have only drawn once in 15 matches played at the Allianz Arena and won the remaining 14 matches. Overthrowing Bayern Munich at home is an almost impossible task for Celtic at the moment.
Although still dominating the domestic league, the quality of Celtic's personnel is still uncomparable with the star players in the hands of coach Vincent Kompany. Therefore, Celtic will probably have to say goodbye to the European arena after this match ends.
Another problem for Celtic is that they are not in good form away from home with only 2 wins in the last 7 matches. They have not won an away match in the Champions League this season, losing 2-4 to Aston Villa in their most recent match.
Meanwhile, Kane has increased his total goals in the Champions League this season to 7 for Bayern. Jamal Musiala and Olise are also other dangerous explosions for the home team.
Personnel situation
Alphonso Davies returned to Bayern Munich last week and could play against Celtic. The Bavarians could keep the same lineup as in the first leg with Kane leading the attack, while Dayot Upamecano continues to appear in defence.
On the other side of the front line, James Forrest is still the only significant absentee of Celtic as the midfielder is sidelined with a leg injury.
Expected lineup:
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Dier, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Sane, Kane.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Taylor, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Johnston, Hatate, McGregor, Engels, Maeda, Kuhn, Idah.
The match between Bayern Munich and Celtic takes place at 3:00 am on February 19 (Vietnam time).
