May 25, 2013

This day in history:
On the 25 May 1967 at 7.15 pm in Lisbon's National Stadium, Glasgow Celtic defeated the famous Internazionale Milan 2-1 in the final of the European Champions Cup. In doing so they became the first British club to win the championship and they did so with an all-out attacking style which at the time changed the face of of European football (in stark contrast to the Italian's beloved and ultra-defensive `catenaccio-system`). In addition, they accomplished all this with a team composed soley of Scottish nationals - a feat that will probably never again be repeated. read more