Bayern Munich defeated a battling Celtic 2-1 in Glasgow to edge the first leg of their Champions League knockout round play-off. The Bundesliga leaders will take a slim advantage back to Germany but did not have everything their own way as the hosts chased an equaliser in a tense finale at Celtic Park.

Bayern Munich claimed a 2-1 win at Celtic in their Champions League play-off first leg on Wednesday night. The Bundesliga champions came into the game as huge favourites to clinch victory. But they had to wait until the end of the first half to take the lead,

Wednesday's UEFA Champions League action was all about tight margins, with four teams carrying a one goal advantage into next week's second leg of the knockout phase playoffs after tightly contested matches.