Thomas Müller became the first German player to score in 10 different Champions League seasons as Bayern got their European campaign back on track with a routine win over Celtic.
The last time Jupp Heynckes, 72, managed Bayern in the Champions League they completed a historic treble at Wembley in 2013. A mere 1,608 days later, his task was simply to get them back to winning ways after a humbling in Paris that did for his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti.
Heynckes’ side flew out of the blocks against a timid Celtic outfit who have only three points on the board and already appear destined to drop into the Europa League. Bayern should have been ahead within six minutes when Thiago Alcantara’s goal was wrongly disallowed but it didn’t take long for the Germans to break the deadlock.
The Scottish league leaders improved after the break and both teams had goals disallowed in the second half, but the result had long since been decided.
Tougher tasks lay ahead for Bayern – including a trip to RB Leipzig in the German Cup next week – but the early signs are good for a side looking to prove that they still warrant their place among Europe’s elite.
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