It has been seven years, three months and 10 days (or 2,661 days to be exact) since Celtic last welcomed Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich to Celtic Park, though tonight’s last 16 playoff clash may be the side’s most important clash of them all.
The fourth time the sides have faced each other, Bayern have won three of those games, meaning Celtic will have to do something they have never done before when they host Harry Kane and co. in tonight’s mammoth clash. The first knockout game between the two teams, Celtic have only ever sparred with the German outfit in Champions League group stages previously.
The sides last faced each other on Halloween night 2017, where a tight game was decided late on via a 77th minute goal from Javi Martinez. French forward Kingsley Coman’s 22nd minute strike had opened the scoring for the visitors, but when Callum McGregor cancelled it out in the 74th minute, Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic side looked on course for a draw - only to be hit by a sucker punch just three minutes later.
But what happened to that team that lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich on Tuesday 31 October 2017? Here’s where all 13 Celtic players who featured that night are now, including a 51-goal hero, three retirements and a returning icon.
13. Sub: Tom Rogic
A 64th minute substitute against Bayern Munich in 2017, Rogic spent nine years with the club and was a real fan favourite. He made 273 appearances, and scored 46 goals during his time at Celtic Park before departing at the end of his contract in 2022. Joined West Bromwich Albion shortly afterwards, but spent just one season with the Baggies before announcing his shock retirement at the age of just 30 in order to return home to Australia to look after his family. | SNS Group