Alphonso Davies pulled a last-minute equalizer to seal a 1-1 draw with Celtic and send Bayern Munich the last 16 to the Champions League with a 3-2 aggregated victory.
Davies bundled deep in the second half of the stopping time in the Allianz Arena, where Nicholas Kuhn held the visitors in the 63rd minute.
Bayern, 2-1 victors in Celtic Park last week, was previously lucky when the Brendan Rodgers team saw various glorious chances pass them – Callum McGregor went close, Kuhn had a header of De Lijn and Daiben Maeda widely widely.
Harry Kane almost made Bayern's happiness when he hit the crossbar during the break, although that was his last involvement, in which Vincent Kompany took the captain of England, who had an injury doubt before the game, with the game intermittently.
Bayern increased the pressure after the break, but Kuhn threw in against the Run of Play after taking advantage of some defensive errors.
But with extra time, a Leon Goretzka header was parried by Kasper Schmmeichel, with Davies by hand to block Cameron Carter Vickers, attempted clearance and the ball forces over the line.
What. It. Resources.
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Data debrief: Leave it late
The goal of Bayern, Timed in 93 minutes and 12 seconds, was the newest equalizer of the club in a Champions League match (excluding extra time) since at least 2003-04, when the records of OPTA started.
The Bundesliga leaders remain unbeaten against the Scottish opposition in the home floor in large European competition (P11 W7 D4). In the meantime, Celtic has not succeeded in winning one of their 16 -matches against German teams (D4 L12).
They were far from convincing, but Bayern has now reached the Champions League in each of the last 17 seasons last 16, and in each of their last 21 performances in the competition.
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