Celtic get Champions League red carpet rolled out for them as Alan Shearer heads up all-star Amazon cast
Alan Shearer will play a starring role as Celtic get the red carpet Champions League treatment in Germany.
Brendan Rodgers' men face Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena as they bid to pull of a historic win on German soil and advance to the last 16 of Europe's premier competition. Before a kick of a ball, they've already made a little piece of history by becoming the first Scottish side to be shown live on Amazon Prime streaming platforms and they've pulled out the big names to mark the occasion.
Newcastle United hero Shearer will take on commentary duties alongside Jon Champion as the Hoops bid to overturn a 2-1 defeat at Parkhead last week against the Bundesliga giants in their own backyard. Daizen Maeda's late close-range header has given the Scottish champions hope after strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane in Glasgow's east end.
Gabby Logan will host the show as the lead presenter and she is joined by two Celtic legends and former mangers in the shape of Martin O'Neill and Neil Lennon on pundit duty while the duo will be backed up by former AC Milan, Real Madrid and Netherlands star Clarence Seedorf on the sofa to offer their expert analysis.
Reporting duty falls to Gabriel Clarke and Alex Aljoe as Celtic bid to send shock waves across the globe with coverage getting under way at 6.30pm. Speaking ahead of the game, Rodgers has ordered his troops to have no regrets.
He said: “I think it's just spelling out that you come to this level and you have to play without any fear. I think there's worse things in football that can happen if you lose or worse things in life that can happen than losing in football. So for us, we want to ensure that when we come in after the game.
“If we don't go through we want to make sure