The Celtic heroics that would surpass Barcelona glory night after Champions League shockwaves reached Canada

Alistair Johnston insists Celtic beating Bayern Munich would be as big a bashing Barcelona.

The Parkhead ace revealed he felt the shockwaves from Neil Lennon’s side's incredible win against Lionel Messi’s and co in 2012 from all the way across the Atlantic when he was a youngster in Canada. And Johnston would love to stun the football world again by getting the better of the Bundesliga big guns in the Champions League play-off clash in Glasgow. The Celtic favourite said: “As a kid growing up in Canada, I remember that match. I wasn’t even a Celtic fan growing up, but I do remember Celtic beating Barcelona at Celtic Park. I remember Victor Wanyama scoring – I knew Tony Watt’s name as a 14-year-old kid! That’s crazy. But it’s what those kinds of nights can do.

“I think that’s something that gives us a little extra oomph in our step. Would it be bigger? I’d leave that to the fans to decide. That Barca team of 2012 was pretty special. That line up will go down as one of the all-time greats.

“I’ve watched a lot of this Bayern team because (Canada teammate) Alfonso Davies is there and they are a really solid squad and a really impressive team. We’re going to have our work cut out but it’s something we are excited about – this is an amazing opportunity.”

Johnston admitted it’s a tough task achieving legend status at Celtic Park because of the long list of greats who have gone before. But Wednesday night’s showdown is a huge chance for the current side to carve out their place in the club’s history.

Johnston said: “When you walk in the door, you walk along the corridors, you see some of the numbers that are up there, some of the photos. Treble-treble winners…all these kinds of things. That was one of the things that stood out