Celtic defender Kieran Tierney keeps focus on Bayern Munich after signing new contract

KIERAN TIERNEY signed a new six-year contract with Celtic but is looking no further than Tuesday night’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

The 20-year-old left-back gave the Hoops a boost on the eve of their Group B encounter at Parkhead by committing his future to the Glasgow club until 2023.

Tierney, who came through the youth ranks at Celtic Park to become a fans favourite, made his debut in a 2-1 win over Dundee at Dens Park on April 22, 2015, and is now just four appearances short of 100 games with the Hoops.

The Scotland defender was delighted with his new deal but is wary of looking too far into the future.

He told the club’s official website: “It’s crazy the amount of appearances I’ve had already, and that’s with three operations as well, so it could have been a lot more.

“But just to play that many games already for Celtic at this age is unbelievable and hopefully I can keep doing that.

“Every football player will tell you that they just take it one game at a time and that’s because it’s true.

“You’re not looking ahead beyond the next game and the next training day, so it’s just one game and one day at a time for me.”

Tierney will be up against the might of Bayern Munich in match day four of their campaign.

Celtic were outclassed by the German giants when they lost 3-0 in the Allianz Arena earlier in the month which left them with three points from nine.

Defender Dedryck Boyata is looking for the Scottish champions to put up a better show in the return game.

The Belgium international said: “We want to do better than we did away..

“Over there we didn’t play the game we wanted to play and it was a bit frustrating for us.

“We weren’t happy with ourselves but tonight we have the chance to do it in front of our fans and it is a big opportunity for all the players.

“Of course it will be difficult but we need to be on top of our game, from the goalkeeper to strikers, we need to work as hard as we can and not be afraid to play our game and see what happens.”