The Lisbon Lions Remembered - How Glasgow Celtic Became the First UK Team to Win the European Cup

Things have not changed and to see the competition began in 1966 and 1967. Press, as is customary in England complained that England won with the team, and maybe this season is that justice is seen to be done in football.

Meanwhile, Glasgow Celtic play in their soccer uniforms famous green and white and agile team entirely of players from the West of Scotland, to work his way .. Tournament Powered by the crowns of their highly partisan in the big house and the old phase Parkhead in the East End of Glasgow Bhoys' football game against some really incredible. Executives are by their mysterious, at the end of Jock trained to grow stone, slowly, her eyebrows by football fans from all over Europe, as he faced the occasion and beat the best teams in Europe at this time.

British hopes were transported as a competitor this season, Liverpool has been dumped from the competition itself is underestimated at Ajax Amsterdam. But Celtic were to win, until the finals in Lisbon at the end of May 1967. Was held, his opponents Internazionale Milano, who is widely expected to finally show these upstarts are masters of Scottish football and returned to Glasgow with tails between their legs.

End Jimmy Johnston, one of the best Scottish player of all time, remembers a few moments waiting in the tunnel before the game begins: "We will wait and Internazionale players suddenly began to arise. I looked up and they all look so pure and high aroma- oil for the hair and after shaving is very enthusiastic in the tunnel .. "

"Spontaneous Celtic players all sang a few songs we Street, Glasgow, Italy and watched us as we just fell from the trees, but it was the fear in their eyes .." He concluded.

It looked bad for Celtic, after falling for the soft penalty minutes after the start of the game. Instead of trying to push their advantage, the Italians began their traditional position on defense to withdraw. Celtic and Jock Stein dismissed the idea, and responded with waves of attacking football by a combination of individual skills and team work, increase extraordinary Johnston teammates.

It seems that the Italian defense rose straight up to the end of the game on the level of the weapon outside the realm of Celtic full-back Tommy Gemmell. It seems that the additional time that the Inter penalty area and Celtic packed pressured to find gaps in the defense shield Inter. It happened a minute to go with the push of Willie Wallace.

A minute later the final whistle. Impossible happened. Glasgow Celtic became the first British team to win a European trophy. It's a truly remarkable achievement that can never be removed. Celtic victory proved two important things. First, the unbeaten team too, and that one of the best clubs in England will become the first English team to win the title.

the streets and keep the two will be forgotten in Lisbon and in Glasgow East last night before. The Night in Lisbon Lions legend was born.