Kompany praises Bayern after surviving Celtic Park
Vincent Kompany celebrated a "great result" as Bayern Munich survived a tough test at Celtic, though the visiting boss warned it is only half-time in his side's Champions League tie against the SPFL giant.
Michael Olise and Harry Kane were on target either side of half-time at Celtic Park before Daizen Maeda offered the host side hope when pulling a goal back 11 minutes from time.
Bayern will take a slender 2-1 lead into the return leg, and Kompany was satisfied to escape Celtic's fortress with a hard-fought victory.
"It's cliche to say, but it's the first half of the game. Overall, it's a really great result," the Belgian said. "The fans haven't seen many losses here, especially in Europe, so we appreciate the importance of the game and the victory."
Kompany always expected a difficult challenge, acknowledging how important the home crowd can be when inspiring Celtic past their opponents.
"I know this place, I know it transcends performance sometimes," he said. "We dealt really well with it for long spells of the game, didn't let the game go crazy.
"The last 10 minutes we had to defend and we did that well. Of course, you can feel in those moments, if the game comes alive it is a special place."
Manuel Neuer was still required to deny Alistair Johnson in the dying seconds, though Bayern's players will have felt they deserved the win.
Kompany seemed to have no fears, however, knowing Celtic must make the trip to Munich next week.
"We're also pretty decent at home so we'll look to play on that as well," he said. "We have an important game on Saturday, so we'll switch our focus to that."
Rodgers, meanwhile, was disappointed with how Celtic defended for Kane's goal, with the striker converting after Joshua Kimmich's corner delivery.
"The corner [for Harry Kane's goal] was disappointing," he said. "One of the world's best strikers shouldn't be left free in the box, that's for sure."
