Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is set to miss Celtic clash

The Celtic Star

·10 de fevereiro de 2025

Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is set to miss Celtic clash

Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is set to miss Champions League knockout playoff clash with Celtic on Wednesday night due to an injury…

Joao Palhinha of FC Bayern München looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Sport-Club Freiburg at Allianz Arena on September 01, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

The two sides meet in two days time in Glasgow’s east end, and both had routine victories over the weekend. Bayern eased off Werder Bremen in Bavaria with a 3-0 victory to go eight clear of Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga table. Meanwhile, Celtic breezed past Scottish Championship opposition Raith Rovers to book their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-final.

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But, Bayern look likely to be without their £47.5m star Palhinha. The 29 year-old missed his side’s encounter with Bremen on Friday night after suffering flu.

João Palhinha of FC Bayern München arrives for the FC Bayern München Wiesn at Kaefer Schaenke on September 22, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for Paulaner)

“No, I don’t think Joao Palhinha will be on the plane to Scotland”

Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl outlined: “No, I don’t think Joao Palhinha will be on the plane to Scotland.”

The Portuguese internationalist secured a move to the German giants in the summer from English Premier League side Fulham and has made 15 appearances under the guidance of Belgian boss Vincent Kompany.

Vincent Kompany, head coach of FC Bayern München looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League match between FC Bayern München and SK Slovan Bratislava at Football Arena Munich on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Despite the injury blow, Kompany reckons there is still plenty of cover as he prepares his team to face the inform Scottish champions. The Bayern Munich manager said: “We are starting to get a lot of our players back from injury now. We have a lot of players back ready. We’ll have Serge Gnabry, Hiroki Ito and maybe even Alphonso Davies back this week. So, we have the squad for it.”

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