Celtic went toe-to-toe with Bayern but were undone by Javi Martinez’s winner, which came moments after Callum McGregor’s equaliser and sealed Celtic’s Champions League exit 10.42pm GMT Related: Celtic out of Champions League after Javi Martínez header for Bayern Munich 9.45pm GMT Plenty of positives for Celtic – far from being outclassed, they arguably created the better chances and Callum McGregor’s equaliser should have set up a thrilling finish. That’s where the negative comes in. Bayern were allowed to regain the lead almost immediately, with the defence at fault for that goal and Kingsley Coman’s opener. Tonight should at least inspire them for the springtime Europa League campaign that now looks to be nailed on. Thanks for joining me, we’ll have a report up shortly. Bye! 9.39pm GMT A valiant effort from Celtic, and a match that was much closer than many expected, but it ends in defeat. Bayern, and indeed PSG, are through to the last 16, and Celtic are out. 9.38pm GMT 96 mins: .Tierney fouls Kimmich in a vain attempt to get the ball back, and that will be all. 9.37pm GMT 95 mins: Coman runs at a tired Celtic defence, then just keeps going, and carries the ball out of play. Celtic will have one more chance. 9.36pm GMT 94 mins: Celtic appeal for a corner as Rafinha tackles Dembele, but the referee awards a goal kick – correctly, as it turns out. 9.34pm GMT 93 mins: Thiago comes on to replace Arjen Robben for Bayern. 9.33pm GMT 92 mins: Celtic work the ball around, looking for a gap in the red wall in front of them. Bitton plays a pass to Dembele, who lays it off to Rogic, who gives it away. 9.32pm GMT 90 mins: Six added minutes. Celtic need a goal, or they’ll be out of the Champions League. 9.31pm GMT 89 mins: We’re heading towards stoppage time, with Bayern now keeping everyone behind the ball. There should be a fair chunk of it after Martinez and Bitton’s injuries. 9.29pm GMT 86 mins: Forrest does well again to win a free kick under pressure, close to his own penalty area. Celtic need to get up the other end though, and soon. 9.26pm GMT 84 mins: Celtic are doing their best to rebound from that almighty gut punch. In Paris, PSG are 5-0 up, and their left-back, Layvin Kurzawa, has a hat-trick. 9.24pm GMT 82 mins: Joshua Kimmich comes on for Tolisso, who did not look like Bayern Munich’s record signing. 9.24pm GMT 81 mins: Kieran Tierney whips in another dangerous cross, but Bayern clear and Boyata has to race across to stop Coman from breaking away. 9.23pm GMT 79 mins: A lengthy delay as Martinez and Bitton both need treatment for a clash of heads. Leigh Griffiths has come on for Celtic, replacing Stuart Armstrong. 9.21pm GMT Bayern kept their composure with Celtic Park rocking, stroking the ball around with intent. David Alaba picked it up on the right and swung in a cross which Javi Martinez met, climbing above Bitton, to head into the far corner. Celtic Park rocks no more. 9.19pm GMT Oh, Celtic. Javi Martinez puts Bayern back in front! 9.17pm GMT Well, then. Celtic are deservedly level – now are they prepared to go for broke?Get tae. (73') #CELFCB 1-1 9.16pm GMT Forrest cuts infield, bides his time and plays an inch-perfect through ball that befuddles two Bayern defenders. Callum McGregor races onto it and drills the ball beneath Ulreich! Celtic Park erupts! 9.15pm GMT 72 mins: Celtic are turning up the heat, Tierney powering a cross to Forrest, who lifts it first time back across goal. Dembele, who has been kept out of this second half, can’t get to it. 9.13pm GMT 71 mins: James Forrest, Celtic’s best player tonight, fires a snap shot at goal that’s deflected behind, much to Ulreich’s relief. Armstrong’s corner drifts out of play, which is frankly unforgivable at this point. 9.11pm GMT 69 mins: Bayern have found things much easier in the second half than the first. Just over 20 minutes for Celtic to get something out of this. 9.10pm GMT 68 mins: .Bayern keep possession and Rudy picks a hole in the Celtic defence to find Rodriguez. He twists away from his marker before firing on goal – but Gordon makes an excellent save with his feet! 9.09pm GMT 66 mins: Celtic have Robben and Rafinha marshalled on the right, before Tierney’s clumsy foul on the latter gives Bayern a free kick. Robben sends the ball backwards, ignoring the ever-present urge to barrel straight down the wing. 9.07pm GMT 65 mins: McGregor finds a pocket of space and tries to slip a pass through to Dembele, who is just offside! 9.06pm GMT Crikey. It’s Roma 3-0 Chelsea. Related: Roma v Chelsea: Champions League – live! 9.05pm GMT 62 mins: Dembele is slow to react to Tierney’s pass from the left flank and Bayern break. Rudy plays a diagonal ball to Rodriguez, but Boyata is again in the right place to cut out his cross. Rogic comes on for Scott Sinclair. 9.02pm GMT 60 mins: Bitton does well to take the ball from Rodriguez, but spoils things by giving it straight to Robben. Bayern are happy to stroke the ball around midfield, as Rodgers tells Tom Rogic to get warmed up. 9.01pm GMT 58 mins: Rafinha scoots upfield and cuts a dangerous ball back into the area, but Boyata is on hand to clear. Sebastian Rudy comes on for the disappointing Vidal. 9.00pm GMT 57 mins: A scrappy spell in midfield as Heynckes gets ready to make his first change. PSG are 3-0 up against Anderlecht. 8.56pm GMT 54 mins: Bayern looking more threatening now, but Alaba’s deflected shot is collected by Craig Gordon. 8.54pm GMT 52 mins: Boateng’s long ball drifts beyond the Celtic defence and Vidal gets a boot to it before Gordon – but he’s a fraction offside. 8.53pm GMT 51 mins: Boyata dispatches the ball to Row Z after Scott Brown gives it away on the edge of his area. 8.53pm GMT 50 mins: Bayern burst forward but Tolisso’s shot from 25 yards out is always rolling wide of the far post. Jupp Heynckes looks unimpressed. 8.52pm GMT 49 mins: Armstrong coaxes a foul out of Boateng with a nice piece of close control, and Celtic have a free kick – central, but more than 30 yards out. Nir Bitton’s effort is on target but lacks the required power to beat Ulreich. 8.50pm GMT 48 mins: Celtic wait patiently before Brown finds Forrest, who again ignites an attacking move from the right. He picks out Armstrong on the edge of the area, and his quick half-volley forces Ulreich to turn the ball behind! 8.49pm GMT 47 mins: While remaining a steadfast beacon of impartiality, I’d like to see a Celtic goal. The lid would absolutely come off this place. The hosts start on the front foot, but Bayern sit deep and stall their momentum. 8.47pm GMT Celtic get the second half under way. 8.47pm GMT Elsewhere in Europe, it’s Basel 1-0 CSKA Moscow, Manchester United 1-0 Benfica, Roma 2-0 Chelsea, Atlético 0-1 Qarabag(!), Sporting 1-0 Juventus and Olympiacos 0-0 Barcelona. 8.44pm GMT Neymar has put PSG 2-0 up against Anderlecht, so as it stands, Celtic are going out of the Champions League. They’re still on track to finish third which, as Brendan will tell you, is the real quiz. 8.33pm GMT And so ends a first half played at a furious pace, with Celtic matching their opponents, creating a couple of very good chances to score, but going behind to a route one goal with a hint of handball as their defence switched off. More soon! 8.30pm GMT 43 mins: .Bayern break, but Rodriguez’s cross to Robben is badly overhit. The Dutchman chases it down and the ball is worked to Coman, whose acrobatic scissor kick zips over Gordon’s crossbar. 8.29pm GMT 42 mins: Celtic win a free kick close to the right flank which Armstrong whips in low. It lands at Lustig’s feet, but his shot from 12 yards is blocked. 8.26pm GMT 39 mins: Armstrong, in space in midfield, tries a panicked left-footed shot instead of picking out Tierney, who had burst forward. He wins a corner, which Boateng nods behind. Another corner, which comes to nothing. 8.24pm GMT 37 mins: Celtic continue to show plenty of poise and patience in midfield, but Sinclair’s heavy touch lets him down with the chance to take on the visiting defence. 8.22pm GMT 35 mins: Dembele is isolated in the Bayern half but does the necessary to win a free kick. After the ball swirls around the Bayern penalty area it’s collected by Forrest, whose cross finds Dembele – but his far-post downward header is off target. 8.20pm GMT 33 mins: Scott Brown tries to patiently build up play, only for Stuart Armstrong to oafishly concede possession with an underhit pass. Robben threads the ball to Coman at the byline, but Nir Bitton is on hand to intercept well at the near post. 8.18pm GMT 31 mins: The corner is cleared but returned with interest by Tierney, whose left-footed cross from deep on the right just floats beyond Boyata and Bitton. Celtic have had chances. 8.17pm GMT 30 mins: A fantastic attacking move from Celtic, as Tierney picks out Armstrong, who plays a one-two with Dembele and scampers into space on the left-hand side of the area. Instead of shooting from a narrow angle, he rolls a disguised ball back to Dembele that outwits Ulreich. Only David Alaba denies them an equaliser, sliding in at the last moment to clear! 8.15pm GMT 28 mins: Celtic still look deflated, and are struggling to get on the ball in midfield. Elsewhere in the group, PSG have just taken the lead against Anderlecht, care of Marco Verratti. 8.13pm GMT 26 mins: Scott Brown faffs around in midfield and is robbed by Vidal – but gets back well to tackle the Chilean, who handles the ball on the floor. 8.10pm GMT Brendan won’t like that. After such a promising start, the goal came from a long punt forward from Ulreich. Boyata failed to clear it, so Gordon opted to charge off his line. Coman got there first, rounded the keeper and rolled the ball past a sliding Boyata to add to the farcical vibe. Gordon appealed for a handball, with the ball appearing to strike Coman’s elbow as he took on the keeper. 8.09pm GMT .and one they don’t heed, as Coman pounces on a defensive disaster to put Bayern ahead. 8.07pm GMT 20 mins: Coman’s control lets him down again, as he fails to trap David Alaba’s cross with Celtic caught cold at the back. That’s a warning for the hosts. 8.05pm GMT 19 mins: Coman throws up a hand of thanks after failing to control Vidal’s clever crossfield ball. It’s not quite clicking for Bayern going forward so far, but there’s a very, very long way to go. 8.02pm GMT 17 mins: David Alaba punts a dreadful effort over the bar from 30 yards out. 8.02pm GMT 15 mins: Another half-chance for the hosts, as Dembele takes on Boateng down the left, darting past the centre-back but miscuing his shot from a tight angle. 8.00pm GMT 14 mins: .but moments later he cuts inside and charges into open space, exchanges passes with McGregor and crosses from the right. Bayern clear away, but that’s another opening carved out by Forrest. 7.59pm GMT 12 mins: Forrest, who is playing as a wing-back out on the right, tussles with Tolisso in midfield, the Bayern midfielder winning the battle. 7.57pm GMT 10 mins: Javi Martinez swings gamely at fresh air from 25 yards, and is then penalised for pulling back Scott Brown. Celtic are playing three at the back – Lustig, Boyata and Bitton – and looking reasonably comfortable so far. 7.56pm GMT “I am voting for Justin Jackson of Rushden and Diamonds for best Manx footballer,” offers David Gilbert. “He was a prolific lower league scorer and subject of a record transfer fee between non league clubs in 2000.“Technically he was born in Nottingham but grew up on the island and played his youth football there before being picked up by Bolton. And I played with him, representing our country at youth level. Don’t get too excited. that country was the Isle of Man.” 7.53pm GMT 6 mins: Celtic have made a strong start here, and are moving the ball nicely around midfield as Bayern sit back. 7.51pm GMT 4 mins: Good grief – Stuart Armstrong has missed a sitter! Boyata heads a Bayern corner clear and Tierney plays a raking long ball down the right. Forrest lifts a cross to the far post that Rafinha misses, but Armstrong, four yards out, can’t sort his feet out and the ball trickles wide. 7.49pm GMT Roma are 1-0 up already at home to Chelsea – check in with Barry Glendenning: Related: Roma v Chelsea: Champions League – live! 7.48pm GMT 1 min: Vidal, who seems to be in the No10 position, flanked by Coman and Robben, smacks an early speculator high and wide. 7.47pm GMT Bayern, kitted out all in red and playing right to left, begin by spraying the ball around their defence. 7.45pm GMT The Champions League anthem is drowned out by a thunderous roar from the stands. It’s even loud enough to put a smile on Arjen Robben’s face. 7.36pm GMT Celtic’s last home win in a European group game was way back in October 2013, when they beat Frank de Boer’s Ajax 2-1. Mikael Lustig and James Forrest are the only players from that side who start tonight. Can they break that barren run tonight? Probably not, but we’ll find out for sure in 10 minutes. 7.31pm GMT Here’s Brendan!“We have to be able to defend well. We gave away soft goals [in Munich]. We have to be aggressive, but look to keep the ball in attacking areas – Callum [McGregor] is a player who can do that. We go into every game hoping to win, and tonight is no different.” 7.27pm GMT Kieran Tierney is in the team tonight, fresh from signing a new six-year contract. That new deal hasn’t stopped 17 Premier League clubs from sending scouts north tonight, presumably to keep an eye on Celtic’s flying left-back.I also note from my rudimentary online research that Tierney was born on the Isle of Man, and their FA are keen on him representing the island, who are not recognised by Uefa. Is he the best ever Manx footballer? Thoughts welcome. 7.18pm GMT Bayern Munich haven’t lost in Scotland since 1989, when they were beaten by not Celtic, nor Rangers, but Hearts. A scorcher from Iain Ferguson sealed a 1-0 win at Tynecastle, but Bayern prevailed 2-1 on aggregate. Their manager way back then? None other than Jupp Heynckes. 7.15pm GMT Celtic fans could be forgiven for feeling dispirited at the sight of Bayern’s weakened front line – Kingsley Coman, Arjen Robben and James Rodríguez. Still, it could be worse, with Mats Hummels, Thiago Alcantara and Joshua Kimmich on the bench. 7.07pm GMT Celtic (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Lustig, Boyata, Bitton, Tierney; Brown, Armstrong; Forrest, McGregor, Sinclair; Dembélé.Subs: De Vries, Griffiths, Gamboa, Hayes, Rogic, Ntcham, Ajer.Bayern Munich (4-3-3): Ulreich; Rafinha, Süle, Boateng, Alaba; Tolisso, Javi Martínez, Vidal; Robben, Coman, Rodríguez. Subs: Starke, Hummels, Thiago, Rudy, Kimmich, Friedl, Wintzheimer. 11.25am GMT Do Celtic dare to dream? They were outclassed in Munich two weeks ago, but tonight could be different. Bayern are without Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski, who have stayed in the club’s crowded treatment room, and Celtic have made a habit of upending Europe’s elite on nights like these. But wait – who’s this approaching with a bucket of ice-cold water? It’s Brendan Rodgers! “I think it is all nice, the dreamy stuff of winning a game and feeding off it for a couple of years, but the reality is that you have got to strive to build something,” Rodgers said on Monday – a far cry from the grandstanding that preceded the 3-0 loss to Bayern and 5-0 thumping by PSG. Continue readingreadfullarticle
