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Robbie Hanratty

'As long as we don't get humped': Rod Stewart makes Celtic vs Bayern prediction

Rod Stewart looked in a buoyant mood as he gatecrashed the TNT Sports coverage ahead of Celtic’s UEFA Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.

The music legend, who is a familiar face at Celtic Park on European nights, was then invited to join the panel as they continued building up to the big kick-off.

Providing a prediction for the first leg of the competition’s knockout stage, Sir Rod said: "Celtic is the love of my life apart from my wife and children. 

“As long as we stay in the competition, as long as we don't get humped tonight. I hope we can go away with a 1-1 or even a 1-0 defeat. A 2-1 victory would be wonderful. But there you are.

"We've done it before; Barcelona, AC Milan, Man United, so why not. 

"Celtic has been in my blood since I first met Jock Stein in the early 70s. It's a lovely club to be associated with. Not only the charity work and everything else but it's one big happy family. It really is."

A slight tipsy Stewart wasn't done there either as he then vacated the interview with his microphone still in hand.

(Image: TNT Sports) The 80-year-old rocker also made an appearance on USA-based channel CBS Sports’ coverage, promising to fly former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher to any Celtic match of his choice in his own private jet.

Asked by Peter Schmeichel if Celtic have a chance of securing a historic victory, a very witty Stewart replied: "Of course I do, or else I wouldn't be here, Peter. Behave yourself.

"If we get lucky and don't make any cock ups in the first couple of minutes then we are in with a good chance.

"This team has had a run in the Champions League that no other team has done for quite some time, so it's going to be special. I think if we had [Daizen] Maeda and [Cameron] Carter-Vickers playing against Aston Villa then it could've been a different result."

(Image: CBS)(Image: CBS)

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