Bayern sail into Champions League last 16 with 2-1 victory over Celtic

Kingsley Coman and Javi Martinez fired Bayern Munich into the knockout stages of the Champions League, netting a goal each as they defeat Celtic 2-1 in their Group B clash on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two against the Scottish champions.

Coman opened the scoring for a depleted Bayern team in the 22nd minute at Parkhead after a defensive error from a long ball, reports AP.

The German club, which has now won six straight matches since the return of Jupp Heynckes as coach, is guaranteed a top-two finish alongside Paris Saint-Germain. PSG leads Group B on 12 points, three ahead of Bayern, with the two teams still to play each other in Munich.

Bayern found it much tougher against Celtic than two weeks ago, when the five-time European champions ran out easy 3-0 winners. It was to be expected, considering forwards Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller were out injured and Heynckes rested Mats Hummels, Thiago Alcantara and Joshua Kimmich in view of a Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.

Celtic stayed in third place and is looking to seal a Europa League spot ahead of last-place Anderlecht, which has no points and no goals so far after a 5-0 loss at PSG on Tuesday.

Callum McGregor scored the equalizer for Celtic in the 74th minute.

"It's a harsh lesson," Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said, "but there are so many positives from the performance."