Celtic fans fume at baffling defensive tactic as Harry Kane nets stunning goal for Bayern Munich

HARRY KANE was presented with a gift of a goal as Bayern Munich took advantage of "schoolboy defending" from Celtic.

The England striker, 31, doubled Bayern's lead in their Champions League clash with Brendan Rodgers' men on Wednesday night.

Michael Olise gave Bayern a first-half advantage in Glasgow as Celtic struggled to get into the contest.

And they inexplicably gifted England's top marksman with a free pass early in the second half.

Three minutes after the restart, Bayern swung a corner into the Celtic box.

Kane lined up deep inside the area, off to the far right corner by the byline.

He walked slowly in towards the six-yard box as the corner was taken - with no Celtic player paying him any attention.

England's record goalscorer received the ball in acres of space at the far post, with no Bhoys player within five yards of him.

Kane met the cross on the volley, smashing first-time past a stricken Kasper Schmeichel.

One fan raged on X: "At least they didn’t leave the most prolific striker in Europe unmarked."

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Another said: "Who was supposed to be marking Harry Kane? Basic schoolboy football, & apparently these are pros getting paid."

While a third added: "Not marking Harry Kane in a UCL knockout game is actually just quite funny."

And a fourth commented: "I might have just seen the worst ever marking at a corner. Celtic left Harry Kane alone on the edge of the 6 yard box. Harry Kane. No one within yards of him."

Celtic may have been careless from the corner, but kept plugging away for the remainder of the game.

And a late strike from Daizen Maeda helps keep the tie alive at 2-1 ahead of the second leg on February 18.

Kane has enjoyed yet another prolific season for Bayern.

The ex-Tottenham striker joined the German giants for £104million in August 2023.

Since arriving in Munich, he's struck a remarkable 73 goals in 73 games.

Earlier this month, Kane refused to deny he has a release clause in his contract that could signal a sensational Premier League return.

Asked about the situation, Kane, 31, said: "What I can say is that I’m very happy at FC Bayern.

"No comment on the clause."