Daizen Maeda struck late for Celtic to give them a lifeline in their Champions League play-off tie against Bayern Munich as they lost 2-1 in the first leg at Parkhead.
Michael Olise and Harry Kane put Bayern in full control of the tie with goals either side of half-time until the Scottish champions clawed their way back with a scrappy goal from Maeda 11 minutes from time at a corner.
Michael Olise’s moment of brilliance broke Celtic’s resistance
Celtic pushed for an equaliser, refusing to settle for just the one goal as Bayern threatened to crumble under the pressure, but the hosts could not find a way through Manuel Neuer in the closing stages.
Olise, the former Crystal Palace winger, had broken Celtic’s stubborn resistance mere seconds before half-time with an unstoppable near-post strike and England captain Kane then popped up unmarked at the back post four minutes after the restart to double their lead.
Harry Kane was unmarked when he doubled Bayern’s lead from a corner
Celtic never gave up and ultimately found a breakthrough from a corner as Maeda headed in from close-range, scoring his fourth Champions League goal of the season to keep his teams hopes alive ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg in Munich.
