Kieran Tierney sat helplessly on the bench on Tuesday evening as Arsenal endured an agonising 1-0 loss to PSG in the Champions League semi-final first leg…
The 27-year-old, set to join Celtic in the summer, remained an unused substitute as Arsenal fell 1-0 to the French heavyweights in the first leg of their semi-final at the Emirates.
Ousmane Dembele scored early for PSG
Ousmane Dembele quieted down the home supporters with a fine finish after four minutes, linking up with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to slot the ball past David Raya.
Makeshift forward Mikel Merino believed he had levelled the score just after half-time, but VAR intervened, flagging the Spaniard offside and dashing the hosts’ hopes. Mikel Arteta’s side now faces a tough task to turn the tie around in Paris next week and secure a spot in the final in Munich next month.
Kieran Tierney, set for an emotional return to Celtic Park this summer, had played in all four of Arsenal’s Champions League knockout matches, helping them defeat Real Madrid and PSV in earlier rounds.
However, the Scotland international was left on the bench on Tuesday night, puzzling Arsenal fans who had been urging for the versatile defender – who’s also played as a left-winger – to replace Belgian Leandro Trossard.
As Arsenal pressed for a crucial equaliser, one fan posted on X: “Kieran Tierney ON please.” Another commented: “I’d take subbing on Tierney or Zinchenko for Trossard right now.” A third added: “I forgot Kieran Tierney was available too. Bring him on for Trossard.”
Arsenal will now look to keep their Champions League final hopes alive next Wednesday at the Parc des Princes. For Celtic supporters, it would be incredible to have a Champions League winner walking through Paradise this summer at the peak of his career. Most importantly, hopefully KT remains fit and doesn’t get injured on his way out of the Gunners.
Conor Spence
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My biggest fear for Tierney returning to Celtic Park has been an injury in a crucial game for Arsenal. He gives 100% all the time, and if Arsenal need something in the last 30 mins of the return leg, and he’s on the pitch, then my heart rate will be up.
You can’t blame the manager for not picking him if he scores or changes the game the fans will be wondering it must be personal or just stubbornness but have came out the winners sell a good player for £25,000,000 and get him back on a free contract more experience player we know Tierney love for Celtic.FC.1888 had gave of the chance transfer im sure so many top leagues where after him Celtic.FC.1888 done it again brought another class entertainer to the spl we all know we don’t get the fanfare we are due in Scottish media and Scottish football we have brought spl out of the backwaters
And the spl andSFA should make it mandatory for clubs to salute Champions onto to the pitch and the excuse boyd the village idiot is treated as joke down south but that’s what they want to have an idiot representing Scottish football mans a bitter person never hear him speak up for Kilmarnock who he played for for years he doesn’t represent smScotyish football he only talks up one club sevco the 49ers takeover is bad for our football but Sevco have been in front page more than back been in more courts than Andy Murray maybe now the financial fraud will rears its head its not over yet king just wants his money he has done nothing for the club never loaned them a penny Mr Glib