As the knock-out phase of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 kicks off on 11 February, tension grows among the European football fans. On 18 February German Bayern Munich will host Scottish Celtic at their home base stadium Fußball Arena München. The hosts enter this game as a seeded team, while the Hoops qualify as an unseeded team. The winner will advance to the round of 16 and meet either Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético Madrid.
The Germans showed a breathtaking game at the beginning of the season. Their opening game against Dinamo Zagreb ended in an unbelievable 9 – 2 win. However, currently they occupy the 12th position in the league table, having won 5 and lost 3 out of the total of 8 games they have played so far.
Celtic presented an even more interesting dynamic by demonstrating an epic win in their first game of the season (5 – 1 against Slovan Bratislava) and an epic fail in the second (1 – 7 loss against Borussia Dortmund).
This season, the Scotts continued playing with their head coach of almost two years Brendan Rodgers. But for Bayern’s manager Vincent Kompany this is the first season with the team.
Currently, the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 season table looks the following:
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool (England) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Barcelona (Spain) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| 3 | Arsenal (England) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| 4 | Inter Milan (Italy) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid (Spain) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Lille (France) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa (England) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Atalanta (Italy) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 11 | Real Madrid (Spain) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 12 | Bayern Munich (Germany) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 13 | Milan (Italy) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | Paris Saint-Germain (France) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 16 | Benfica (Portugal) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 17 | Monaco (France) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Brest (France) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 19 | Feyenoord (Netherlands) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 20 | Juventus (Italy) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 21 | Celtic (Scotland) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 22 | Manchester City (England) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 23 | Sporting CP (Portugal) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 24 | Club Brugge (Belgium) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 26 | VfB Stuttgart (Germany) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 28 | Bologna (Italy) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 29 | Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 30 | Sturm Graz (Austria) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 31 | Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 32 | RB Leipzig (Germany) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 33 | Girona (Spain) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 34 | Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 36 | Young Boys (Switzerland) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Bayern Munich vs Celtic: Match Details
When: Tuesday, 18 February 2025
What time: kick-off at 21:00 CET
Venue: Fußball Arena München, Munich, Germany
Home team: FC Bayern Munich
Away team: Celtic F.C.
Bayern Munich vs Celtic: Current Progress at the UEFA Champions League 2024/25
Both teams have played eight games each so far, four home and four away. Below you will find detailed stats of their current progress in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 season.
Bayern Munich in Champions League 2024/25
- Bayern Munich 9 – 2 Dinamo Zagreb (17 September, match day 1)
- Aston Villa 1 – 0 Bayern Munich (2 October, match day 2)
- Barcelona 4 – 1 Bayern Munich (23 October, match day 3)
- Bayern Munich 1 – 0 Benfica (7 November, match day 4)
- Bayern Munich 1 – 0 Paris Saint-Germain (27 November, match day 5)
- Shakhtar Donetsk 1 – 5 Bayern Munich (11 December, match day 6)
- Feyenoord 3 – 0 Bayern Munich (23 January, match day 7)
- Bayern Munich 3 – 1 Slovan Bratislava (30 January, match day 8)
- Celtic – Bayern Munich (13 February, not played at the time of article publication)
Celtic in Champions League 2024/25
- Celtic 5 – 1 Slovan Bratislava (18 September, match day 1)
- Borussia Dortmund 7 – 1 Celtic (1 October, match day 2)
- Atalanta 0 – 0 Celtic (23 October, match day 3)
- Celtic 3 – 1 RB Leipzig (6 November, match day 4)
- Celtic 1 – 1 Club Brugge (28 November, match day 5)
- Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 0 Celtic (10 December, match day 6)
- Celtic 1 – 0 Young Boys (23 January, match day 7)
- Aston Villa 4 – 2 Celtic (30 January, match day 8)
- Celtic – Bayern Munich (13 February, not played at the time of article publication)
Bayern Munich vs Celtic: Previous Games Together
In the modern era of the UEFA Champions League, both teams have had a face-off four times. The first two took place in the 2003/2004 season, during which Celtic got transferred to UEFA Cup at the group stage and Bayern Munich got knocked out during the round of 16 after losing to Real Madrid. The remaining two occurred during the 2017/2018 season. This time round Celtic got transferred to the Europa League at the group stage, while Bayern Munich reached the semi finals but lost again to Real Madrid.
Here are some essential stats of both teams playing against each other in the UEFA Champions League:
| Bayern Munich | Celtic | |
| 4 | Total games played | 4 |
| 3 | Wins | 0 |
| 1 | Draws | 1 |
| 7 | Goals scored | 2 |
| Robert Lewandowski (69 goals) | All-time top scorer | Willie Wallace (13 goals) |
| 6 titles | Competition record | 0 titles |
| 2019/20 | Most recent title | N/A |
Here is a full list of the matches Bayern Munich and Celtic played against each other within the UEFA Champions League:
| Year | Game | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
| September 17, 2003 | Group stage | Bayern Munich | Celtic | 2:1 |
| November 25, 2003 | Group stage | Celtic | Bayern Munich | 0:0 |
| October 18, 2017 | Group stage | Bayern Munich | Celtic | 3:0 |
| October 31, 2017 | Group stage | Celtic | Bayern Munich | 1:2 |
Bayern Munich vs Celtic: Betting Odds at 7bet
At the time of the article publication, 7bet offers the following odds on Bayern Munich vs Celtic. You can check other markets on our Champions League betting page.
| Bayern Munich (1) | x | Celtic (2) |
| 1/6 | 7/1 | 12/1 |
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