Olivier Ntcham admits he and Dembele have taunted Kingsley Coman, warns Bhoys to be careful

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Celtic take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week.

Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham has told the Daily Mail that he has been joining Moussa Dembele in attempting to torment Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman ahead of their meeting on Wednesday.

The Bhoys weren’t quite at their best on Saturday afternoon when they took on Dundee at Celtic Park, but they did claim a 1-0 victory thanks to Ntcham’s second half winner.

Now, Celtic must turn their attention straight back to the Champions League, as they face a somewhat daunting trip to Germany in order to take on Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Brendan Rodgers’ men were hammered 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in their first group game last month, but hit back with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht in their last game.

Few are giving Celtic a chance against Bayern, but the recent upheaval of replacing manager Carlo Ancelotti with Jupp Heynckes has some believing that Celtic could capitalise with a result in Bavaria.

The game will also see Ntcham go head to head with French Under-21 international team-mate Kingsley Coman, with the winger potentially in line to start for Bayern on Wednesday.

Ntcham will be familiar with Coman having played together, whilst Celtic striker Moussa Dembele – another France Under-21 international – even came up through the Paris Saint-Germain ranks alongside Coman for almost ten years.

Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman

Now, Ntcham has revealed to the Daily Mail that he has been speaking to Coman, but both he and Dembele have been teasing the Bayern ace about the possibility of a Celtic win – though Ntcham did also warn Celtic that Coman is fast, strong and the Bhoys must be careful.

“We were speaking about the Bayern v Celtic game and what was going to happen,” said Ntcham. “He was saying they are going to win, but I said we hope we are going to win as well. We will all see what happens on Wednesday night.”

“Myself and Moussa (Dembele) teased him a bit. But we laugh like that all the time when we are together. It is good. On the pitch, Kingsley is a player we really need to watch because he is very talented. He is fast and strong when he has the ball at his feet. You have to be careful when he is playing,” he added.