Then, following a European Cup run that saw them beat FC Zurich (5-0 on aggregate), Nantes (6-2), FK Vojvodina (2-1) and Dukla Prague (3-1) in the competition’s then two-leg, straight-knockout format, they came up against Inter in the final in Lisbon (amazingly, this 12th European Cup final was the first not to feature one or both of Real Madrid and Benfica).Ĭeltic ahead of the 1967 European Cup final (Photo: Central Press/Getty Images) Jock Stein’s side held off local rivals Rangers to win the league by three points, having beaten Aberdeen 2-0 in April’s Scottish Cup final thanks to a brace by Willie Wallace. Their 1966-67 side actually did the quadruple - also winning the Scottish League Cup in the October - which remains a unique feat.
The first European treble was achieved by a Celtic team all born within a 30-mile (48km) radius of the club’s stadium in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Follow live coverage of Manchester City vs Inter Milan in the Champions League final.The Athletic takes a look at every time it has happened… The right-back could be seen pointing at Konate to stay down.Is it becoming more common? Has any club done it more than once? The French defender looked like he was ready to get back to his feet and allow the Whites to play on, but Alexander-Arnold was telling him to stay on the turf and await treatment. Ibrahima Konate, who often looked like the one away weak link, had gone down after some contact with a Leeds attacker. As they hammered Leeds last night, the away support could not resist singing “You’re going down with the blue s-.” Alexander-Arnold’s dark artsĮven with the match dead and buried at 5-1, Trent Alexander-Arnold sought to kill any sign of momentum Leeds were looking to build. It’s also been a campaign of pain for their city rivals Liverpool, but the one silver lining they might find is seeing the Toffees condemned to the Championship.
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