Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic Player Ratings: Alphonso Davies’ late equaliser sends Bayern into the Round of 16

Bayern Munich scraped a 1-1 draw against Scottish champions Celtic at home, thanks to a late goal from Alphonso Davies. This result has sent Bayern into the Round of 16 stage of the UEFA Champions League. The Germans will find out their last 16 opponents in Friday’s draw.

Both sides have made changes to their starting XI, as the managers on either side rolled the dice on new strategies. Bayern opened with a flurry of chances early in the match.

But Celtic bounced back and in the 16th minute, Celtic almost scored but Maeda’s shot drifted agonizingly wide. While Bayern managed to regain a bit of control after that, it was Celtic who were making a lot of noise on the pitch. Bayern almost scored at the stroke of half-time thanks to Kane but he got agonizingly close and hit the cross-bar.

Kane was replaced by Coman in the second half as the Englishman was playing with an injury, which gave Celtic even more hope of stunning the Bavarians and reaching the Champions League round of 16.

After a bright start to the second half, Bayern Munich lost their urgency and were looking to sleepwalk to the next round. Celtic took advantage of this situation and after a careless play at the back from the Bavarians, Kuhn capitalized on some poor defending from Kim, steadied himself, and slid a lovely low finish past Neuer and into the bottom corner.

While this awakened the hosts and started a flurry of attacks, Celtic held on well. While it looked like the game was going to add time, The Bavarians’ pressure counted as Olise delivered an inch-perfect cross into the box, and found Goretzka, whose header was superbly saved by Schmeichel. However, Davies was on hand to bundle home the rebound despite Carter-Vickers’ attempted clearance. With virtually the last kick of the game, Bayern are through to the round of 16 in the Champions League.

Here are the Bayern Munich vs Celtic Player Ratings.

Bayern Munich Player Ratings

GK- Manuel Neuer – 6.5/10

His timely saves kept the side in the match, it was not his fault that they conceded on the night.

LB- Raphaël Guerreiro – 6/10

While his attacking intent was spot on with his runs and crosses, his defending left a lot to be desired.

CB- Dayot Upamecano – 6.5/10

The centreback showed dominance and composure with his timely defensive skills and tackles.

CB- Min-Jae Kim – 5/10

An error in defending for the opening goal cost the night for his side.

RB- Josip Stanisic – 6/10

Despite starting strong in the first half on both defensive and attacking duties, he made an error that led to a goal for Celtic.

CM- Joshua Kimmich – 7.5/10

The heart of the midfield, as he was the one who was creating chances for the hosts.

CM- Leon Goretzka – 6/10

While he provided some leadership, his inconsistent finishing and misdirected efforts have led the team to not dominate,

CAM- Jamal Musiala – 6.5/10

While there were some flashes of creativity from him, especially in the first half, he was unable to make a consistent impact.

LW- Serge Gnabry – 5.5/10

The attacker showed some promise initially but his inconsistency was costing the team negatively.

ST- Harry Kane – 6.5/10

The Englishman played the game despite carrying an injury, yet he almost scored but had to leave the pitch after the end of the first half.

RW- Michael Olise – 7/10

The brightest attacker of the night for the hosts, consistently threatening the Celtic defence with his incisive crosses

SUB- Kingsley Coman – 6/10

He came in to replace Harry Kane in the striker role and injected some fresh energy into the role.

SUB- Alphonso Davies – 7.5/10

The fullback scored the equaliser which was enough for Bayern to go through into the next round.

SUB- Leroy Sane – 6.5/10

He played a crucial role in the equalizing goal of the match.

SUB- Thomas Müller – NA

He came in only for a few seconds and did not even have a single touch.

Manager- Vincent Kompany- 5/10

The manager can count his stars after that late equalizer. His team looked out of ideas and struggled to score at home against an inferior side.

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Celtic Player Ratings

GK- Kasper Schmeichel – 8/10

The veteran goalkeeper pulled out all the tricks from the bag to secure the clean sheet. It is a heartbreaking result for him after such a performance.

LB- Jeffrey Schlupp – 6/10

While he contributed to the Celtic build-up play, his overall performance was inconsistent.

CB- Auston Trusty – 6/10

A solid defensive performance with minimal contribution to the attacking side.

CB- Cameron Carter-Vickers – 6.5/10

While he looked fantastic initially, the late error in the end undid all the good work the team had done before.

RB- Alistair Johnston – 6.5/10

He offered defensive solidarity, cutting out attacks, but failed to provide some attacking output.

CM- Arne Engels – 7/10

The former Bundesliga man was incisive on occasions and even had some accurate deliveries forward from midfield positions.

CM- Callum McGregor – 8/10

The captain was a midfield engine, consistently working hard tirelessly to win the possession back and dictating the play.

CM- Reo Hatate – 7/10

His ability to retain possession under pressure and also contribute to the attacking side with his passing is commendable.

LW- Jota – 6/10

The Portuguese wide forward struggled to maintain the same intensity as his peers tonight.

ST- Daizen Maeda – 7/10

The Japanese striker was consistently causing trouble to Bayern’s defense with his timely runs and intelligent positioning.

RW- Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn – 7.5/10

The former Bayern man came back to haunt his old club and scored a goal, but had to leave the pitch after getting a knock.

SUB- Adam Idah – 6/10

He took too long to settle into the game but his overall contribution was meh.

SUB- Hyun-Jun Yang – 6/10

He lacked the game-changing moments in his performance, offering modest support.

Manager- Brendan Rodgers – 8/10

His team did a fantastic job to hold their fort down and even get the lead away from home against a side who are much better than them. He managed the side well with his tactical tweaks and the substitutions did a good job too

The Sportsdunia Player of the Match goes to Celtic’s Kasper Schmeichel.

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