Celtic Take German Lessons to Avert ‘Absolute Thumping’Glasgow, 13 Feb (ONA) —- When Harry Kane volleyed Bayern Munich into a two-goal Champions League play-off lead, former Celtic striker Chris Sutton feared his old side would be on the end of “an absolute thumping”.With the drubbing in Dortmund earlier in the competition still fresh in the mind, he surely wouldn’t have been the only one with such worries.Yet in their latest tussle with a German giant, Celtic emerged defeated 2-1, but “not broken” in the words of manager Brendan Rodgers, BBC sports reported.In times gone by, a thrashing might have ensued after going behind, but this time Celtic scrapped until the final whistle in search of an unlikely equaliser.Until the 79th minute, Celtic seemed likely to be left rueing the offside flag which cancelled out Nicolas Kuhn’s apparent opener inside the first 30 seconds at a fervent Celtic Park.Michael Olise’s outstanding, emphatic finish could have winded a side seemingly searching for air, while Kane’s merciless volley had the potential to suck the life out of them.Much like Karim Adeyemi’s first-half hat-trickfor Dortmund did back in October.In the four months since, though, victories against RB Leipzig and Young Boys have been celebrated and draws with Atalanta, Club Brugge and Dinamo Zagreb enjoyed.And Celtic have developed a resilience and the means to respond to adversity.—- Ends/Khalid