Lisbon Lions
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The Lisbon Lions (German: Lisbon Lion ) is the nickname given to the team from Celtic Glasgow , which won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on May 25, 1967 against Inter Milan 2-1. All players are within a radius of 30 miles (48 km) to Glasgow ( Scotland born). This makes Celtic, together with the European Cup team of 1. FC Magdeburg 1974, the only club in European football history that was able to win the cup with a completely local team.
Celtic's style was the antithesis of the cynical but highly effective defensively oriented style known as " Catenaccio " that Inter was practicing at the time. Jimmy Johnstone described the Scots' style of play as "like the Dutch speeded-up", comparing them to an accelerated version of Dutch total football .
The way to the final
European Champion Clubs' Cup 1966/67 | ||||||
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date | Venue | opponent | Result | round | Goalscorers for Celtic | |
September 28, 1966 | Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) |
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2-0 | First round, first leg | Gemmell , McBride | |
5th October 1966 | Letzigrund , Zurich (A) |
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3-0 | First round, second leg | Gemmell (2, including 1 penalty), Chalmers | |
November 30, 1966 | Stade Marcel Saupin , Nantes (A) |
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3: 1 | Second round, first leg | McBride , Lennox , Chalmers | |
7th December 1966 | Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) |
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3: 1 | Second round, second leg | Johnstone , Chalmers , Lennox | |
March 1, 1967 | Gradski stadium Novi Sad , Novi Sad (A) |
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0: 1 | Quarter-finals, first leg | - | |
March 8, 1967 | Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) |
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2-0 | Quarter-finals, second leg | Chalmers , McNeill | |
April 12, 1967 | Celtic Park , Glasgow (H) |
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3: 1 | Semi-finals, first leg | Johnstone , Wallace (2) | |
April 25, 1967 | Stadium na Julisce , Prague (A) |
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0-0 | Semi-finals, second leg | - | |
May 25, 1967 | Estádio Nacional , Lisbon (N) |
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2: 1 | final | Gemmell , Chalmers |
The team
- Ronnie Simpson (goalkeeper)
- Jim Craig
- Tommy Gemmell
- Bobby Murdoch
- Billy McNeill (captain)
- John Clark
- Jimmy Johnstone
- Willie Wallace
- Stevie Chalmers
- Bertie Auld
- Bobby Lennox
- John Fallon (substitute goalkeeper)
- Jock Stein (trainer)
- Sean Fallon (Assistant Trainer)
- Neil Mochan ( Assistant Trainer)
Note: Celtic did not wear jersey numbers. The numbers were only sewn onto the pants. The second goalkeeper was the only bench player allowed at the time.
final
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Ronnie Simpson - James Craig , Tommy Gemmell - Bobby Murdoch , Billy McNeill , John Clark - Jimmy Johnstone , William Wallace , Stevie Chalmers , Bertie Auld , Bobby Lennox Trainers: Jock Stein![]() |
Giuliano Sarti - Tarcisio Burgnich , Giacinto Facchetti - Gianfranco Bedin , Aristide Guarneri , Armando Picchi - Angelo Domenghini , Sandro Mazzola , Renato Cappellini , Mauro Bicicli , Mario Corso Trainer: Helenio Herrera ( Argentina )
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See also
Web links
- Lisbon Lions in thecelticwiki.com database