Celtic fans enjoyed a fantastic night in the Europa League on Thursday night and they were in awe of their young left-back Kieran Tierney.
The 21-year-old scored the first goal of the game in the 11th minute and helped secure the three points that give them a real chance of qualifying for the final 32.
It was a must-win game tonight and although Celtic rode their luck at times this will go down as a fantastic win against a really good German side.
They could have crumpled when Leipzig equalised in the 78th minute but showed real character to score just 14 seconds after the restart to win 2-1.
COMMENTARY
21-years-old. It’s easy to forget that when you’re watching Kieran Tierney play. He was brilliant tonight and was the unlikely scorer of the first Celtic goal, that looked for a long time like being the winner. Celtic were the underdogs tonight despite playing at home and Tierney was 70/1 with some bookies to score the first goal. Leipzig poured the pressure on towards the end of the game but Celtic held on and were warriors to a man tonight. They started off really slowly by their standards but they’ve hit their stride in the league and this will give Brendan Rodgers a huge boost. Make no mistake, Leipzig are a top outfit, fourth in the Bundesliga, and this was proof that Celtic can live with the elite when they’re at their best. One fan called Tierney a legend while another said that on a European stage against one of the top German sides, he was a class above. He wasn’t the only one tonight. Ryan Christie was outstanding too, as was Odsonne Edouard, and it was a really brave performance from Brendan Rodgers’ men. The fans were a different level too – this felt like a return to the big time for Celtic.
https://twitter.com/lennonwatson88/status/1060642444176433158
Celtic have been brilliant tierney outstanding n forrest
— Andy hynes (@andyhy88) November 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/KevinLochrie8/status/1060634199969935360
Tierney on a European stage against one of Germany’s best sides, is a class above. With Forrest and Bruma not to far behind.????
— Eddie Gordon (@Bigted7) November 8, 2018
Kieran Tierney is absolutely class ????
— McG_x (@c_mcgg) November 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/lfmunro/status/1060644436290478080
https://twitter.com/BarryMcGonigle/status/1060644383798804481
https://twitter.com/GlasgowRoad/status/1060644317277102080
Tierney is a machine. Brilliant. Get up and get on with it.
— Willie Keane (@WillieKeane) November 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/BeansBhoy/status/1060637799907557376
https://twitter.com/aidan_kevans/status/1060637282309472262
Love is an understatement regarding Kieran tierney?
— Mark Brannen (@markbrannen67) November 8, 2018
Tierney’s worth 50 million plus mahn.. what a boy ?
— Jamie (@CelticGlasgow00) November 8, 2018
Tierney and Christie have been unreal tonight ??
— Caldo (@callum_scott10) November 8, 2018