Celtic have Champions League pulse despite Munich roadblock as Harry Kane completes a Glasgow hat-trick

Celtic's Champions League journey this season has been laudable but they have come against a proper roadblock in Bayern Munich. Nevertheless, after manager Brendan Rodgers saying he wanted this play-off to still be "alive" going into next week's second leg, his team travels to Bavaria with a pulse.

Daizen Maeda resuscitated Celtic on a rousing night in the east end of Glasgow with his 79th-minute goal to mean they are staring only at 2-1 deficit heading to Germany. Bayern looked completely in control with one foot in the last 16 after strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane, only for the Japanese - suspended for this game up until Monday's night successful appeal - to step up.

Even so, Celtic will require the mother of all turnarounds in Bavaria. Bayern are an ogre on their own patch, Celtic so rarely win on the road outside of Scotland. The final is at Bayern's home ground and there is clearly a burning desire to right the wrongs of the 2012 denouement, when they lost to Chelsea at the Allianz Arena on penalties.

Celtic's Daizen Maeda scores to give Celtic a lifeline in their Champions League tie against Bayern Munich. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group) | SNS Group

There had been some speculation that Bayern boss Vincent Kompany would pick a team with Saturday's top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash with nearest rivals Bayer Leverkusen in mind, but the only glaring omission was defender Kim Minjae. After away defeats at Aston Villa, Barcelona and Feyenoord in the league phase, Bayern were taking this Glasgow assignment seriously.

Thirty seconds were on the clock when an already heady Celtic Park was sent into a complete frenzy. Nicolas Kuhn cut on to his left foot and whipped the ball past Manuel Neuer. Alas, Adam Idah had jumped over the ball from an offside position. The ear-splitting noise evaporated into the cold night sky.

It was to be Celtic's only moment of note in a one-sided first half. Bayern dominated the ball with 65 per cent possession and a high press, patiently jabbing away at Celtic's defences, looking for an opening. Olise had Bayern's first shot of note on 13 minutes after evading Auston Trusty, but Kasper Schmeichel saved. Leroy Sane was gliding all over the pitch in and out of possession and so nearly connected with a neat Jamal Musiala chip to net, before Kane headed straight at Schmeichel's feet from a promising position.

Celtic would do well to enter the sheds level. Kane missed again from a close-range header on 43 minutes but just as the clock struck 45, Bayern had their opener. It was made in France: Dayot Upamecano's cross-field pass, Olise got past Greg Taylor with the help of ricochet and lashed an unstoppable left-footed shot past Schmeichel. It was a cruel blow on the stroke of half time, but it was hardly undeserved.

Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates after scoring to make it 2-0 over Celtic. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group) | SNS Group

Bayern came out after the interval knowing that they could put this tie to bed here and now. They took just four minutes to deliver a haymaker, so simple in its delivery. Joshua Kimmich curled in a corner and Kane peeled away from the Celtic defence and volleyed home with his left-foot. In the process, the England captain completed the Glasgow set: goals at Hampden, Ibrox and now Parkhead.

Celtic, however, rallied from the ropes. Reo Hatate's effort from just outside the box was scrambled away before the hosts were nearly awarded a penalty when VAR advised Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano to check a possible award when Upamecano and Arne Engels tangled. The official stuck with his original inkling of no foul.

With Jota introduced in the hope of inspiring a Celtic revival, Maeda latched on to a stray backpass on 72 minutes to round Neuer but the angle was too tight. Just beforehand, Schmeichel saved well from a Serge Gnabry effort. A third Bayern goal was just as likely as Celtic halving the deficit.

Yet it was Celtic who struck on 79 minutes. Trusty kept a corner alive, substitute Yang Hyun-jun fired the ball across goal and Maeda - who else - nodded the ball home from close range. It was his 22nd goal of his rich season and re-ignited the crowd.

Hatate had a shot blocked again and Celtic searched for a previously improbable leveller. For the first time, Bayern looked rattled. Jota spooned the ball over on 85 minutes but called for the crowd to turn up the noise.

In the first of seven minutes of stoppage time, Alistair Johnston rampaged forward from right-back and forced Neuer to turn the ball over. Bayern were put under duress, but held on to their lead. The Germans are expected to kill off Celtic on Tuesday but the Scottish champions showed they are up for the biggest fight of their season.