Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has said that Harry Kane will be assessed for hours before the play-off decider of his Side Champions League to Celtic after missing the training on Monday.
Kompany played the possibility that Kane was injured after the attacker was in Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday during the 0-0 draw, who kept the Bundesliga leaders eight points out of their second opponents placed.
“It’s nothing bad,” said Kompany. “We didn’t have much time to recover. Sometimes you need an extra day of rest. We will see how he feels tomorrow. “
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Bayern vs Celtic: ‘Strength and Energy’
Bayern are huge favorites to continue to the round of 16 after winning the first stage of their play-off draw in Celtic Park last Wednesday via Michael Olise’s 45th minute opener and a Kane goal four minutes after the break in their 2 -1 victory.
When he was asked if he could let important players rest in the coming weeks, Kompany replied that he “couldn’t say much about that now”.
“We trust our team,” the Belgian added. “I don’t want to judge yet what will happen in the future. I don’t want to look beyond our game against Celtic.
“We have many games … but that is also fun. And we have a team that is ready. If the results are good, you have that little bit of extra power and energy – and that should help us [against Celtic]. “
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Bayern Team News: Palha bad
Midfielder Joao Palhinha is a doubt because Bayern offers to prevent a first defeat in 21 Champions League home matches, for the last time such a match against Paris St-Germain lost in April 2021.
“Joao was sick,” said Kompany, whose side face the Scottish Premiership leaders on Tuesday (8 p.m. GMT). ‘We will see how he is [on the day of the game]. Hopefully he can be there. We now have almost the entire team back.
“We will be prepared whether they are deep or press. When you play against teams who are used to being dominant in their competition and scoring many goals, you see a team that is always dangerous when they continue.
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“Celtic also showed that – but we did well. They have done very well in the Champions League so far. They can always be dangerous.
“The good thing is that we won in Celtic Park and then received an important point in Leverkusen. It is a good opportunity to do something good again in these six days that it was very busy. “
The winners of the draw will then meet Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid, depending on the outcome of the draw on February 21 to complete the round of 16 games.
