Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany paid tribute to the Celtic Park atmosphere on Wednesday night, admitting that the home crowd played a huge role in making it a tough contest for his side.
After Bayern edged a 2-1 win, the former Manchester City captain acknowledged the unique energy inside Parkhead, praising the way the fans drove their team forward.
“This place is very hard to explain, but they have something special and that’s why we value this win,” Kompany said post-match to BBC Sport.
Despite being up against one of the world’s elite sides, Celtic never backed down, and their supporters made sure Bayern felt the pressure. At times, the noise inside the stadium was deafening, with the crowd urging their team forward in the final stages.
Even small victories—like Greg Taylor winning possession on the halfway line—were roared like a goal, highlighting the passion that makes Celtic Park one of football’s most famous arenas.
Kompany’s comments reinforce what so many top players and managers have said before—Celtic Park is a special place, especially on European nights. While Celtic may have come up short on the night, their performance and the backing from their fans ensured Bayern knew they had been in a game.
With the second leg in Munich next week, Rodgers’ side will be hoping to carry that same fighting spirit into enemy territory and give themselves a shot at pulling off something remarkable.
Celtic park is unique and is visited by famous celebrities in big European games all round world there are bigger stadiums it might be the the architecture that raises the acoustics it been mentioned like a avalanche our scottish media have a soft spot for the other stadiums in Glasgow hampden park.and Ibrox stadium but to even compere the atmosphere is sheer folly and biased every player that’s played in Celtic park will tell you it’s an experience and that’s it thank you Fergus Mcann you’ve awoken a roar so unique