Celtic Park has been hailed as "football tradition" in a compliment from Bayern Munich.
A post on the Bundesliga club's social media account saluted the iconic stadium ahead of the Champions League contest on Wednesday night.
Brendan Rodgers' side host Bayern in the first leg of the knockout play-off round of the revamped UEFA competition ahead of the return leg in Munich next week.
And before the match, a post on Bayern Munich accounts suggested the atmosphere "smells like football tradition".
Servus und grüß Gott aus dem Celtic Park in Glasgow! 🍀 Das riecht nach Fußball-Tradition – und am Ende des heutigen Abends hoffentlich nach einem Auswärtssieg! 👊#FCBayern #UCL #CELFCB #packmas pic.twitter.com/DQ2WiSi9Lo
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) February 12, 2025
Celtic supporters will be less enthused by the second part of the message, though, with the German side hoping to claim victory in Glasgow.
The post, which was accompanied by a video from Celtic Park, read: "Hello and greetings from Celtic Park in Glasgow!
"This smells like football tradition – and hopefully an away win at the end of tonight!"
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It comes after Celtic fan group the Green Brigade called for supporters to join a tifo display at Parkhead and make the evening as "uncomfortable and unpleasant as possible for our rivals".
It read: "Ahed of this evening's Champions League tie with Bayern Munich, the Green Brigade has prepared a tifo to set the tone for what could be a memorable and historic night at Celtic Park.
"We kindly ask those in the North Curve area of the stadium to arrive at their seats early in advance as the success of the tifo depends on your participation.
“The entire Celtic support has a huge part to play before and during the match tonight. It is important we get behind the team from first whistle to last, whilst making it as uncomfortable and unpleasant as possible for our rivals,” the group said.
“Let’s stick with the players throughout and give them the backing they’ll need to achieve a positive result ahead of the second leg.”
