It was not clear why this bizarre decision was made, however German publication BILD now claim that European football’s governing body UEFA had taken issue with Bayern’s 2024/25 home kit and banned it. According to BILD, the problem is to do with the dark numbering and lettering on Bayern Munich’s red kit.

Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will meet in the Champions League Round of 16, and the winner could meet Inter in the quarter-finals.

Celtic were left devastated after Alphonso Davies scored in the last minute of stoppage time to send Bayern into the Champions League last 16. Nicolas Kuhn, who spent two years in Munich, had given the Scottish champions the lead on the night with a cool finish and they deserved the right to go to extra time.

Bayern Munich almost got taken to the wire by a feisty Celtic team on Tuesday in a 1-1 draw that, had it not been for an Alphonso Davies goal deep into stoppage time, would have resulted in 30 minutes of extra time to settle the Champions League play-off tie.

Bayern Munich needed stoppage time at the Allianz Arena to secure its passage into the Champions League Round of 16. Alphonso Davies scored a 94th-minute equalizer in the second leg to send Bayern through 3-2 on aggregate against Scottish champions Celtic.

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies netted a dramatic last-minute equalizer against Celtic in their playoff on Tuesday, securing a 1-1 draw and sending them through to the Champions League Round of 16 with a 3-2 aggregate score.