Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich is challenged by Callum McGregor of Celtic during the UEFA Champions League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Celtic and Bayern München at Celtic Park on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
CALMAC – 6/10 – Boo! We’re behind you! And beside you. And up your rear-end like a Drugs Enforcement Officer in Miami Airport who refuses to believe those ‘Hunners And Thousands” are genuine ‘candy’. The fool. But that’s another tale. This was Calmac’s Alamo. Beseiged at every touch. It took all his studied, cultured nous to get anywhere at all, and have any influence around their startlingly oppressive pressing. If only he had some help…More of THAT later. He managed best he could – that is to say our genuinely top-class skipper refused to fold and battered on with intensity until he could exert some dominance for the last fifteen and give them something to think about.
Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich passes the ball whilst under pressure from Arne Engels of Celtic during the UEFA Champions League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Celtic and Bayern München at Celtic Park on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
THE TERMINATOR – 6.5/10 – Some test. Raised in the Bundesliga, here come the Bavarian overlords to remind you of the furious demands. And, like Calmac, he refused to kow-tow to their dominance. Once we got him on the ball his lively will to incite some forward momentum was uplifting. Mentally, he’s years ahead of his age. Maybe someone in beside him doing spade-work might have benefited us some winning moments off his footballing wits…More of THAT later. His deliveries remain splendid and threatening and we really need to task someone at pain of crucifixion to get on the end of them; half a dozen or more neglected tonight.
‘We can match Bayern’
Arne Engels says his Celtic side have a ‘positive feeling’ after defeat to Bayern Munich ⤵️#BBCFootball #UCL pic.twitter.com/elbl9CIb3P
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) February 12, 2025
HAKUNA HATATE – 5.5/10 – The nearly mhan. All evening, I’m thinking Reo’s going to burst into life, turn them, punish them, open the backline with a killer ball, smash something in form twenty yards. Then, as fatigue drained his edge, I’m thinking – surely he’s going to be subbed to change it up somewhat? I’m still waiting.
Seriously, the ref?, did you miss him giving them 3 corners, none of which were actually corners, and from one they scored. Add to that that he robbed us of all forward impetus by denying us at least two corners, both of which were clearly corners.
Very poor display imo.
linesman/men, Jim. The corners were on them.
I think you’ll find he over ruled them on a few occasions, and appeared to ignore them mostly .
Where’s Rabbie Burns with his disdain for Daizen?
Keep up, dafty! Been givin praise where it’s due. And slagged him when it was due. And tae be fair, he was invisible for 60 minutes out wide.
Let’s not pretend the Daizen with end product this season is the same as the Daizen of the seasons prior.
If you believe that you’re even dafter than we aw think you are, Joey.