Rodgers urges Celtic to play ‘without fear’ despite Bayern’s Harry Kane boost

- Celtic visit Munich on Tuesday facing one-goal deficit
- Kompany says Kane’s facial injury is ‘nothing bad’
No sooner had Celtic been afforded unlikely hope on the eve of the second leg of their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich than their contingent in the Bavarian capital dismissed any notion of Harry Kane missing the match.
Kane sat out Bayern’s training session on Monday as he recovered from the effects of a facial injury sustained during the weekend draw with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bayern manager, Vincent Kompany, said he would wait until Tuesday before deciding whether the England captain can line up against the Scottish champions.
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