Kieran Tierney

Haha yeah I know exactly what you mean.. I get that too

 

Of course he can, and he will...... That's the beauty of KT..

 

Some experience for the wee man coming up, playing against Messi and De Bruyne

 

most likely it will be Sterling or Sane wide right against him.

 

Dont know I imagine

De Bruyne Silva Nolito
Aguero


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don't think Guardiola sees De Bruyne as a wide player tbh, actually been playing him fairly deep this season.

 

With Pep it's hard to tell the difference

 

It will be good to see him against Messi, I think this is where he can really make a name for himself.

 

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/10552187/ball-boy-tierney-relishing-barcelona-clash


KT: "It's three great teams. It's going to be very tough but we are hopeful.



KT on @FCBarcelona: "They are one of the best teams in the world. Im delighted to be coming up against them.


KT on previous #UCL game v @FCBarcelona: "I remember sitting in the corner with a ball in my hand thinking 'this is brilliant.


KT: "Four years later, I'm dying to play in a game like that one.


KT: "Every group is difficult, it's the best of the best. We're not just here to make up the numbers.











THE quality of Celtic’s UEFA Champions League opponents came as no surprise to Kieran Tierney as he sees the competition as the ultimate level in club football.
The Hoops have been matched with Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach in Group C of this season’s competition – pitting the Bhoys against the La Liga champions, Pep Guardiola’s star-studded City team and Bundesliga giants Monchengladbach.
The group is one of the toughest in the competition, but Tierney said there will be no easy matches for any side and he backed Brendan Rodgers’ Bhoys to give it their all in each of their six upcoming fixtures.
“It’s a great draw with three great teams and that’s why you’re in the Champions League – to play the best,” he said. “We’re always hopeful. We’ll prepare ourselves right and do the right work on the training field and anything can happen.
“Qualifying is the hard part as we go through six games to get there, but we’ve done very well to get through that and now it’s about focusing on the group.”
Group C will see Celtic clash with Barcelona for the seventh time in European football, and for the third time in a row in the UEFA Champions League group stages.
The second-last home meeting between the pair in 2012 saw the Celts claim one of their most famous victories when they overcame the Catalan giants 2-1 at Celtic Park on November 7, with Tierney watching on from the sidelines as a ball boy.
The Hoops defender could now complete another step on his incredible journey from Academy prospect to first-team star when the sides face-off again in this season’s competition, and the full-back said he can’t wait to take on the five-time European champions.
“It’ll be a first for me as I missed out on the game in Ireland (International Champions Cup) so I’m really looking forward to it," he said. “I remember sitting in the corner with a ball in my hand and just looking at the ball thinking, 'This is brilliant'. Four years later and I’m dying to play in a group like that.
“It’s difficult in any group. This is the best of the best and the biggest competition. We’re delighted to be there but we’re not just there to make up the numbers. We’re going to work hard.
“People have asked me who I wanted but I really didn’t mind because you’re going to get three great teams and six great games so I’m just happy with the draw.
“It’s going to be very tough, everybody knows that, but we need to stay positive, do our work on the training field and you never know what can happen. We’re hopeful.”

 

Who? Messi?

:icon_mrgreen:

 

Don't think that's a fair match up. Messi is getting on a bit now after all.

 

BARCELONA and Man City could be classed as a nightmare Champions League draw for Celtic.

But Kieran Tierney looked as if all his dreams had come true at once.

The Hoops full-back was a BALLBOY when Neil Lennon’s Celtic beat Barcelona back in November 2012.

How does it feel to be facing the Nou Camp giants for real now? Tierney responded with one word — MADNESS.

Celtic will find it tough to get out of Group C but Tierney is relishing the Champions League glamour.

He smiled: “It is madness. It’s hard to take in just now. It just shows anything can happen.

“Four years have flown in for me and I can’t believe I’ll, hopefully, be playing against Barcelona.

“I was sitting in the corner in front of the Green Brigade when Victor Wanyama scored.

“He scored and ran towards me before checking away at the last minute.

“Who would have known that the ballboy sitting in front of the Green Brigade would have played for Celtic?

“Champions League nights are special at this club.

“Obviously winning all the league titles is great but this is the best club competition so it is really special to be back.

“Playing in it is brilliant for a club like Celtic. I think that is where we belong.”

Celtic qualified for the group stages the hard way — and the Champions League is only about to get tougher.

Barca and Man City are among the favourites, while German side Borussia Monchengladbach finished fourth in the Bundesliga.

Celtic were the last team to be pulled out by Tierney’s hero, Roberto Carlos, but he insists it was worth the wait.

He said: “We were made to wait for our name to come out at the draw and it hasn’t really sunk in.

“The teams we are drawn against are very tough and we will need to be at our best.

“Everyone had been asking me who I wanted us to draw but I didn’t have a preference. Every team you get is tough, as everyone is there for a reason.

“But obviously Barcelona is the place where you want to play, against great players.

“No matter what who you get, it’s going to be big names.

“It’s going to be tough. We are not going to just make up the numbers, as we’ve qualified in our own right as well.

“If we do the right work on the training field, then you never know what can happen.

“It’s going to be the first time for some of us and that’s great for Scottish football. If we get picked for the national side then we can take these experiences on to that stage.

“It will give us something else. It’s six massive games and we won’t always be the favourites so it’s great for the club and for the learning curve for the players.”

Tierney, 19, exploded on to the scene in last season’s Europa League campaign for Celtic.

But he revealed he’s a veteran of European football as a fan, with dad Michael even taking him to Blackburn as a Primary One pupil in 2002.

Tierney smiled: ‘My earliest memory of Europe would be Seville. That was extraordinary for Celtic and it was great to watch them.

“I didn’t go to Spain for the final but I went to Blackburn in one of the earlier rounds.

“I was dead young. I think I was in P1. I had just started school! No, I didn’t go in the next day!

“I’m still raging with my dad that he didn’t take me to Seville. I went to a couple of the home games on that run as well.

‘When I had grown up a bit I went to some other away games. I went to AC Milan for the last-16 game when Kaka scored the winner in extra-time.

“I also went to Barcelona for a game. I’m not even sure of the result then as I’d be lucky if I was ten at the time.

“I didn’t go on the stadium tour or anything. I just watched the game from about a mile up in the stand. I didn’t even know what the score was!

“I was at all the home games too. I was there when Shunsuke Nakamura scored his free-kick against Man United.

“Coming into school on those mornings, you were so excited. You couldn’t concentrate when it was Champions League night.

“There will be people who have booked their flights already for the away games.

“I remember my dad would be on the phone to different people trying to organise tickets.

“He used to get the bus abroad — a 30-hour journey sometimes. It’s proper dedication from the fans that go.

“They work hard and it is brilliant for them to get this kind of draw.

“It will be great for everyone and for all the kids who get to come and see the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.

“It’s a tough draw but I will work hard and hopefully I can play a part. I’ve played in the Europa League and this is the next stage for me now.”

 

Kieran Tierney UEFA Champions League Photocall

http://www.snspix.com/25-08-16-celtic-photocall/photo/157650.html

 

Messi said the same thing about Kieran last night.

 

Wee man was getting pelters from some * up behind us today

 

Sounds like a * loser.