RUSSIA WITH LOVE

CELTIC from will land FIFA’s £1.054million clubs who bonus payments had to at Russia players 2018. competing Dedryck Mikael Lustig, Boyata, Tom Rogic Cristian Gamboa and club’s were the representatives at the World Cup. the cynics take credit away when they win trophies.

But their professionalism, their drive to keep succeeding and refusal to take second best is admirable.

Asked to play a cup final just three days after being involved in a European tie for the third straight season against a fit and fired-up Aberdeen side, Celtic again had the answers.

Tierney said: “We knew we were going to be leggy in the game. We’d just come off a really tough 90 minutes at Rosenborg.

“We were back for a cup final two days after we got back from Norway. To deal with that and get a clean sheet and a victory made it special. “Some people say we should be always winning because of the players we have. But you need to be driven and have the desire to keep going when things aren’t simple or you are being asked serious questions.

“The biggest part of what happened at Hampden was the hunger of the boys.

“It’s hard to play your best after having a big European game and Aberdeen were going into the Final with a full week of rest.

“They were fresh with training, rest and recovery and we knew what we’d be up against but the heart and passion we showed was brilliant and you need that to get you through sometimes.”

Victory at Fir Park tonight could allow Celtic to return to the top and Tierney says they are ready to go through the mill again.

He said: “There was nothing we could do about dropping to second in the league. It was a cup weekend and we had to miss our game so we could win that trophy.

“That was the most important thing and now the focus is on Fir Park. That is a hard game because Motherwell always make it tough.

“But we know the expectation is there and we don’t want to let anyone down, especially not anyone in our own changing room or the fans.”