1967 European Cup final

1967 European Cup final 1967 European Cup Final programme.jpeg 200 Match programme cover 1966–67 European Cup Inter Milan ITA 30px 1 Celtic SCO 30px 2 25 May 1967 Estádio Nacional Lisbon Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) 45,000 1966 1968 The 1967 European Cup final was a football match contested between Italian team Internazionale and Scottish team Celtic to determine the champion of the 1966–67 European Cup. It took place on 25 May 1967 at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal, in front of a crowd of 45,000. The match was Inter's third European final and Celtic's first; the Italian club had won the tournament in two of the previous three years. It was the first final since the beginning of the competition in the 1955-56 season not to feature a team from the Iberian Peninsula and the first not to be won by a team from Southern Europe. The 1967 European Cup Final is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history and among the greatest finals ever played, due to Celtic being massive underdogs and lack of European Cup experience, where Inter Milan was heavy favorites due to winning back to back in 1964 and 1965, and having reached their 3rd final in 4 years. Both teams had to go through four rounds of matches to reach the final. Inter's first tie was very close, but they won their next two by bigger margins. In the semi-final, Inter needed a replay to win their tie. Celtic won their first two ties comfortably, with their second two rounds being tighter. Inter scored after seven minutes, when Sandro Mazzola converted a penalty. Celtic equalised when Tommy Gemmell scored at the 63 minute mark. Stevie Chalmers then put Celtic in the lead after 84 minutes. The match finished 2–1 to Celtic. It was said to be a victory for football because Celtic's attacking football overcame Inter's catenaccio defensive style, which was considered to be a less attractive way to play the game. Celtic manager Jock Stein and his team received acclaim after the match and were given the nickname the "Lisbon Lions"; this is considered to be the greatest side in the club's history. The victory made Celtic the first British team and first team from northern Europe to win the European Cup. Route to the final 1966–67 European Cup Internazionale RoundOpponentsFirst legSecond legAggregate scoreFirst roundUSSR Torpedo Moscow1–0 (h)0–0 (a)1–0Second roundHUN Vasas SC2–1 (h)2–0 (a)4–1Quarter-finalsESP 1945 Real Madrid1–0 (h)2–0 (a)3–0Semi-finalsBUL 1967 CSKA Red Flag1–1 (a)1–1 (h)2–2Play-offCSKA Red Flag 1–0 (n) Inter Milan had qualified for the competition as champions of the 1965–66 Serie A, their tenth title, finishing four points ahead of runners-up Bologna.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital66.html Italy 1965/66 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 September 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110921040637/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital66.html 21 September 2011 As a result of this, they qualified for the European Cup and their first round opponents were Soviet side Torpedo Moscow. Inter won the first leg 1–0, thanks to an own goal by Valery Voronin before drawing 0–0 in Russia. Their second round opponents were Vasas of Hungary, Inter won 2–1 at home, with goals from Carlo Soldo and Mario Corso, while Lajos Puskás had scored for the visitors. Two goals from Sandro Mazzola gave Inter the victory in the second leg. Inter beat six-time champions and holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Inter won 1–0 at home, through a Renato Cappellini goal. Before defeating Madrid 2–0 in Spain, thanks to another goal from Cappellini, and an own goal from Ignacio Zoco. In the semi-finals. Inter faced Bulgarian side CSKA Red Flag (now CSKA Sofia). Giacinto Facchetti scored for Inter, as they drew 1–1 at home, with Nikola Tsanev scoring for the visitors. Facchetti scored again in Bulgaria, but his goal was cancelled out by Nikolay Radlev, meaning that a play-off was needed to settle the tie. The play-off was supposed to be held in Graz, Austria, but CSKA were persuaded to let it be moved to Bologna in Italy, after they were offered a larger share of the gate money.http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro67.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230931/http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro67.html usurped September 26, 2007 Season 1966–67 European Cup History 28 November 2011 The match was won 1–0 by Inter, thanks to a goal from Cappellini, sealing their place in the final.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/50138--inter/ 1966/67 European Champions Clubs' Cup UEFA 27 September 2011 Celtic RoundOpponentsFirst legSecond legAggregate scoreFirst roundSUI Zürich2–0 (h)3–0 (a)5–0Second roundFRA 1794 Nantes3–1 (a)3–1 (h)6–2Quarter-finalsYUG Vojvodina0–1 (a)2–0 (h)2–1Semi-finalsTCH Dukla Prague3–1 (h)0–0 (a)3–1 Celtic qualified for the European Cup after winning the 1965–66 Scottish Division One, their 21st title, by two points over Old Firm rivals Rangers.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot66.html Scotland 1965/66 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 September 2011 Celtic entered at the first round where they faced Swiss side Zürich. Celtic won 2–0 at home, with goals from Tommy Gemmell and Joe McBride. They then won the away leg 3–0 as Stevie Chalmers scored and Gemmell got a brace. Celtic faced French side Nantes in the second round, and won the away leg 3–1. Nantes had taken the lead through Francis Magny, before McBride had equalised to level the match at 1–1. In the second half, Bobby Lennox and Bertie Auld scored to seal a victory. Celtic won the home leg by the same scoreline. Jimmy Johnstone put them in front, before Gérard Georgin equalised. Celtic again scored twice in the second half, as Chalmers and Lennox secured the victory.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196667det.html Champions Cup 1966–67 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 September 2011 Celtic faced Yugoslav (now Serbian) side Vojvodina Novi Sad in the quarter-finals, and lost the first leg 1–0 after a goal from Milan Stanić; this was Celtic's only defeat of the competition. The tie looked like it was going to end in a draw after Chalmers had given Celtic a 1–0 lead in the second leg. This would have resulted in the teams having to go to Rotterdam for a replay. However, in the 90th minute captain Billy McNeill scored to give Celtic the victory.http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/glasgow-s-record-breakers-1.948205 Glasgow's record breakers Glasgow Evening Times 7 May 2007 28 September 2011 In the semi-finals, Czechoslovak side Dukla Prague were beaten 3–1 in Glasgow, Johnstone put the hosts in front, before Stanislav Štrunc equalised. A second half brace from Willie Wallace gave Celtic the victory. The teams then drew 0–0 in Prague, which meant Celtic progressed to the final.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/50050--celtic/ 1966/67 European Champions Clubs' Cup UEFA 27 September 2011 Match Background thumb|200px|The final was held in the Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Inter had won the European Cup in two of the previous three seasons, 1964 and 1965. Pre-match talk focused on Inter winning a famous tripletta of European Cups and they were considered strong favourites going into the game.https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2008/news/newsid=554251.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090527153854/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2008/news/newsid=554251.html dead May 27, 2009 Lions' legend lives on FIFA.com 17 July 2007 2 December 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/17/guardianobituaries.football?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Obituary: Bobby Murdoch The Guardian 17 May 2001 13 November 2011 London Brian Glanville Inter were very well known for using a defensive tactic, the Catenaccio, which meant that they won many matches by slim scorelines and rarely conceded. Their manager, Helenio Herrera, was the highest paid in Europe and was considered to be the catalyst of their success.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obitaury-helenio-herrera-1293412.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obitaury-helenio-herrera-1293412.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Helenio Herrera Norman Fox The Independent London 11 November 1997 2 December 2011 By contrast Celtic were an attacking team. Before the match their manager Jock Stein said that, "Celtic will be the first team to bring the European Cup back to Britain... we are going to attack as we have never attacked before,"http://www.chrishunt.biz/features40.html LOCAL HEROES: THE LISBON LIONS Chris Hunt June 2007 13 November 2011 30 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130094844/http://www.chrishunt.biz/features40.html dead Inter's most important player, Spanish international and Ballon d'Or winner Luis Suarez, missed the match with an injury. He was replaced by veteran Mauro Bicicli, a player with very few appearances in the season, and the loss of their star in the middle of the field would prove decisive in shaping Inter's destiny in the match,https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/the-scotsman-s-match-preview-of-celtic-s-1967-european-cup-victory-1-4454536/ The Scotsman's match preview of Celtic's 1967 European Cup victory The Scotsmanhttps://www.panorama.it/sport/calcio/bonimba-voce-inter/mario-corso-maledetto-1967 Inter, Mario Corso e quel maledetto 1967 Panorama 3 March 2017 and also Jair missed the match for injury. One of Celtic's most important players, striker Joe McBride was to miss the match. He had suffered a long-term knee injury and his last match of the season was on 24 December 1966. McBride would definitely have played had he been fit. He was in such good form for Celtic that, despite missing half the season, McBride finished as the top scorer in Scotland that year with 35 goals in 26 appearances.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/2010/05/23/mission-out-on-being-lisbon-lion-saved-my-life-says-celtic-legend-joe-mcbride-86908-22279258/ Missing out on being Lisbon Lion saved my life, says Celtic legend Joe McBride Daily Record 23 May 2010 28 November 2011 Both Inter and Celtic had been performing well domestically throughout the season. Only a few days before the final Inter had been on the verge of winning a historic treble but losses in their last two games knocked them out of the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and cost them the Scudetto. The European Cup was the last chance for them to redeem what had initially been such a promising season. Celtic came into the final having already won the Scottish Division One, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup as well as the Glasgow Cup earlier in the season.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11907_5006367,00.html Top ten successful seasons Sky Sports 26 March 2009 10 April 2012 Summary Inter had the first attack of the match, with Renato Cappellini running down the wing and supplying a cross to Sandro Mazzola whose header hit Celtic goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson's knees. Inter won a penalty minutes later when Jim Craig fouled Cappellini in the box, and Mazzola converted to put Inter in front after only six minutes. Once they had taken the lead, Inter retreated back into their defensive style, which allowed Celtic to attack. However, they struggled to get through Inter's defensive wall and were mainly restricted to long shots from outside the box. Bertie Auld hit the crossbar, then a cross from Jimmy Johnstone was gathered up by Giuliano Sarti, who then tipped a header from the same player over the crossbar. Inter pulled nine men back, but Celtic kept attacking them. Tommy Gemmell's dangerous free-kick was saved by Sarti, he then speculatively attempted to lob the Inter 'keeper and hit the bar. Despite Celtic's inability to break through their opponents defence they were in complete control of the match and Inter were not able to attack. Inter had not had another chance since their goal, whilst Celtic found themselves foiled time and again by outstanding goalkeeping from Sarti. After just over an hour, Gemmell finally managed to equalise for Celtic when Craig passed to him from the right wing and he scored with a powerful 25 yard shot.https://www.theguardian.com/football/1967/may/25/championsleague.sport Relentless attack captures European Cup The Guardian 25 May 1967 28 November 2011 London Albert Barham The balance of play remained the same with Inter defending deeply against sustained Celtic attacking. With about five minutes remaining, a long-range shot from Bobby Murdoch was diverted by Stevie Chalmers past a wrong-footed Sarti – rather than an instinctive intervention, Chalmers and his teammates asserted that they had practiced the same move many times in training.The Winning Touch: My Autobiography, Stevie Chalmers, Graham McColl; Hachette UK, 2012; 9780755363230 This proved to be the winning goal.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/3005452/Murdoch-the-true-Lionheart.html Murdoch the true Lionheart The Telegraph 15 May 2001 7 April 2012 London Roddy Forsyth https://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/the-day-lisbon-belonged-to-celtic/ The Day Lisbon Belonged to Celtic https://web.archive.org/web/20210118203119/https://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/the-day-lisbon-belonged-to-celtic/ 18 January 2021 Stuart Spencer Scottish Football Museum 25 May 2017 Details 25 May 1967 17:30 WEST Inter Milan ITA 1–2 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1966/matches/round=950/match=62255/index.html SCO Celtic Mazzola 7 pen. Gemmell 63Chalmers 84 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon 45,000 Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) _inter64 _inter67 _inter64 _top_on_black 3344CC 3344CC 3344CC 000000 3344CC Inter Milan _celtic67h _celtic67h _celtic67h FFFFFF 00A200 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Celtic GK 1 ITA Giuliano SartiSW 6 ITA Armando Picchi (c)RB 2 ITA Tarcisio Burgnich CB 5 ITA Aristide Guarneri LB 3 ITA Giacinto FacchettiCM 4 ITA Gianfranco Bedin CM 8 ITA Sandro Mazzola 7 pen.CM 10ITA Mauro BicicliRW 7 ITA Angelo DomenghiniCF 9 ITA Renato CappelliniLW 11ITA Mario CorsoSubstitute:GK 12ITA Ferdinando MiniussiManager:ARG Helenio Herrera300px GK 1 SCO Ronnie SimpsonRB 2 SCO Jim CraigCB 5 SCO Billy McNeill (c)CB 6 SCO John ClarkLB 3 SCO Tommy Gemmell 63CM 4 SCO Bobby MurdochCM 10SCO Bertie AuldRW 7 SCO Jimmy JohnstoneCF 9 SCO Stevie Chalmers 84CF 8 SCO Willie WallaceLW 11SCO Bobby LennoxSubstitute:GK 12SCO John Fallonhttps://www.thecelticwiki.com/1967-05-25-celtic-2-1-inter-milan-european-cup/ 1967-05-25: Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan, European Cup The Celtic Wikihttps://www.67hailhail.com/news/lisbon-lion-john-fallon-reunited-1967-celtic-winners-medal/ Lisbon Lion John Fallon reunited with 1967 Celtic winners' medal 30 April 2019Manager:SCO Jock Stein Assistant referees: Rudibert Jacobi (West Germany) Rudolf Eisemann (West Germany) Post-match After the final whistle, there was a pitch invasion by Celtic fans, which meant that the Celtic team could not be presented the trophy on the pitch.https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0045/print.shtml Celtic win European Cup 1967 BBC Sport 10 February 2013 Some of the Celtic players also had their shirts taken by Celtic supporters. Celtic captain Billy McNeill had to be ushered around the outside of the stadium under armed guards to receive the trophy on a podium in the stand. Inter's loss in the final is considered to be the downfall of "La Grande Inter", the greatest period of success in the club's history. They had been one of the top teams in Europe for the previous three years, however, failed to recover from their bad season in which they lost out to Celtic as well as in their two domestic competitions.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6682433.stm Inter scarred by Celtic memories BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 23 May 2007 2 December 2011 Giancarlo Rinaldi They finished the following season trophyless again and Helenio Herrera, the manager who was considered to be the catalyst of their success, then left the club. Celtic's attacking style play against Inter's catenaccio was heralded as a win for football. Inter manager Helenio Herrera said that "We can have no complaints. Celtic deserved their victory. We were beaten by Celtic's force. Although we lost, the match was a victory for sport."http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/23486.html Jock Stein's Lisbon Lions shock Inter ESPN 19 May 2010 2 December 2011 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302231009/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/23486.html dead while one Portuguese official said "This attacking play, this is the real meaning of football. This is the true game.". The Portuguese newspaper, Mundo Desportivo, said "It was inevitable. Sooner or later the Inter of Herrera, the Inter of catenaccio, of negative football, of marginal victories, had to pay for their refusal to play entertaining football."https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/may/21/lisbon-lions-celtic-internazionale From The Vault: The Lisbon Lions The Guardian 21 May 2009 2 December 2011 London Celtic manager Jock Stein received widespread praise following the final. Liverpool manager Bill Shankly said to him after the match, "John, you're immortal now". Since the match a stand has been named after him at Celtic Park and he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.http://www.onthisfootballday.com/football-history/march-9-jock-stein-takes-over-celtic.php March 9 – Jock Stein Takes Over Celtic On this football day 9 March 2009 2 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120423071845/http://www.onthisfootballday.com/football-history/march-9-jock-stein-takes-over-celtic.php 23 April 2012 Stein is considered by many, including Alex Ferguson, to be the greatest ever Scottish manager, with his victory in the final being one of the main reasons for this.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27ll+never+be+as+good+as+Big+Jock+Says+SIR+ALEX+FERGUSON%3B+MAN+UTD+v...-a0194654280 I'll never be as good as Big Jock Says SIR ALEX FERGUSON; MAN UTD v SPURS Wembley, kick-off 3pm Live on Sky Sports CARLING CUP Sunday Mail 1 March 2009 10 April 2012 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/celtic/2011/03/05/1967-european-cup-win-makes-jock-stein-greatest-scots-manager-of-all-time-says-lou-macari-86908-22967832/ 1967 European Cup win makes Jock Stein greatest Scots manager of all time, says Lou Macari Daily Record 5 March 2011 10 April 2012 The Celtic team from that year has also received much recognition. They have become known as the Lisbon Lions and are widely considered the greatest team in Celtic's history. All of Celtic's players were born within a 30-mile radius of Glasgow.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/25/newsid_5071000/5071020.stm 1967: Celtic win European Cup On This Day British Broadcasting Corporation 25 May 2005 6 December 2011 In 2000, Celtic named a stand at Celtic Park after the Lisbon Lions.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/48499342.html?dids=48499342:48499342&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+28%2C+2000&author=Jim+Reynolds&pub=The+Herald&desc=Fans+will+now+roar+from+the+Lisbon+Lions+Stand&pqatl=google https://archive.today/20130131155808/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/48499342.html?dids=48499342:48499342&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+28,+2000&author=Jim+Reynolds&pub=The+Herald&desc=Fans+will+now+roar+from+the+Lisbon+Lions+Stand&pqatl=google dead January 31, 2013 Fans will now roar from the Lisbon Lions Stand The Herald 28 January 2007 6 April 2012 Jim Reynolds They also won the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award in 1967.http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/The-Lisbon-Lions-article118317.html The Lisbon Lions Daily Mirror 2 December 2011 See also 1966–67 Inter Milan season 1966–67 Celtic F.C. season 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final 1967 Intercontinental Cup Inter Milan in international football Celtic F.C. in international football References External links Video highlights from official Pathé News archive Final European Cup Final 1967 European Cup Final 1967 Category:UEFA Champions League finals Euro European Cup Final European Cup Final European Cup Final Category:Football matches in Lisbon Category:1960s in Lisbon Category:Sport in Oeiras, Portugal 1967