Celtic face a huge test on Tuesday at the Allianz Arena, as they need to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat to Bayern Munich to book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Harry Kane and Michael Olise gave Bayern a two-goal lead at Celtic Park last week, but Daizen Maeda revived the Scottish champions' hopes with a late equaliser.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Celtic squad information
Bayern entered the match with a near-full squad, missing only left-back Alphonso Davies and reserve goalkeeper Daniel Peretz through injury.
Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae are likely to start at centre-back, supported by full-backs Raphael Guerreiro and Josip Stanisic.
Harry Kane is certain to lead the German side's attack, and will likely be supported by strikers Olise, Jamal Musiala and Kingsley Coman.
Celtic will be without winger James Forrest until the end of February with a foot injury, while midfielder Paulo Bernardo is expected to return in mid-March after an ankle injury.
With the home side trailing by a goal, perhaps manager Rodgers will consider starting Jota in an attacking trio alongside Idah and Maeda.
In addition, the visitors will likely use Callum McGregor in the deepest position in midfield, while Arne Engels and Reo Hatate can play in the number 8 position.
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 hosts can be considered lucky to be ahead going into the second leg, as they only had six shots from inside the box and only achieved 0.7 xG, lower than Celtic's eight shots from inside the box and 1.37 xG.
Bayern were also fortunate in their 0-0 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, as Xabi Alonso's side restricted Bayern to just two shots and none on target, while Leverkusen hit the crossbar twice and missed several chances to score.
However, manager Vincent Kompany will argue that his side's performance is not important as they currently lead the Bundesliga by eight points over second-placed Leverkusen.
Kompany can also point out that his side have scored three or more goals in eight of their last 14 games in all competitions, and with 65 goals scored in the Bundesliga, they are the league's top scorers.
Bayern's draw last weekend was the first time they have failed to win in six games and just the second time in their last 11 games they have failed to win.
Bayern will be confident of progressing, as they are unbeaten at home in the Champions League in 20 games, drawing just four during that time.
Celtic, meanwhile, posed a huge threat in the first leg – particularly on the counter-attack – and they could have taken the lead after just 30 seconds, but Adam Idah was adjudged to have obstructed Manuel Neuer's view of Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn's long-range effort from an offside position.
Celtic have faced Bayern five times in their history, with the Scottish side failing to win any of the games, losing four and drawing one.
Brendan Rodgers' side currently have 69 points in the Scottish Premiership and are 13 points clear of Rangers.
Celtic failed to concede at least three goals in their defeat to Bayern, 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 period came in the Champions League against Aston Villa on January 29 and against Bayern.
Celtic have also won just two of their last seven away games – losing two and drawing three – and they have failed to win any of their 12 away games in the Champions League, with eight defeats and four draws in that period.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Celtic score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Bayern Munich vs Celtic match:
- Sportsmole: Bayern Munich 2-0 Celtic
- WhoScore: Bayern Munich 3-1 Celtic
- Our prediction: Bayern Munich 2-0 Celtic
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