Manchester City will face Real Madrid in a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie, with Celtic taking on Bayern Munich for a place in the last-16. Premier League champions City scraped through by beating Club Brugge and,
Kieran Tierney will spend the rest of the season at Arsenal before joining Celtic in the summer after agreeing a pre-contract deal with the Scottish club. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is keen for the 27-year-old to stay at the Emirates instead of leaving in this window because of his leadership qualities and the injury problems his side have faced.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa – are already through to the last 16, having qualified automatically by finishing in the top eight of the group phase table. The draw will give them a clearer idea of the clubs they will face in the round of 16 and their potential opponents on the road to the final in Munich on 31 May.
Arsenal have blocked Kieran Tierney from joining Celtic during January and the 27-year-old Scotland defender will stay at the Premier League club for the final six months of his contract to be part of their title push before returning to the Scottish champions in the summer. (Telegraph)
Arsenal have made it clear that Kieran Tierney will remain at the Emirates until the summer despite Celtic’s hopes of securing a loan move for the full-back ahead of his permanent return. According to The Telegraph,
Celtic have been handed a blow in their attempt to bring back Kieran Tierney in the January window on a loan deal from Arsenal even though a pre-contract agreement for the summer
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa straight through to Champions League last 16; Man City and Celtic face play-off with Pep Guardiola setting up potential return to former club Bayern Munich; play-off
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney will rejoin the Scottish club in the summer.
Manchester City and Celtic are set for blockbuster UEFA Champions League play-off ties, but who do they meet? Who could Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa face?
The club is facing more disciplinary action from UEFA after the use of pyrotechnics at Aston Villa; Celtic have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-offs; Jota could make his second debut at Motherwell on Sunday,
While eight clubs have already booked their place in the Champions League's round of 16, another 16 - including some of the competition's biggest hitters - face a play-off round
Tierney is set to leave Arsenal for Celtic, be that now or in the summer, and Chris Sutton has now shared his reaction to this news. Sutton reacted to the news about Tierney returning to Celtic on social media. Sutton, of course, has a soft spot for Celtic having played for the club during his career.