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Celtic's "Lions of Lisbon" win the European Cup
How the Glasgow team became the first in Britain to win the top prize in club football in 1967.
In 1967, Celtic became the first club side in Britain to win the European Cup when they defeated Inter Milan 2-1 in the final in Lisbon. The so-called Lions of Lisbon were all Scots born within a few miles of Celtic's stadium. Simon Watts tells their story using archive from 麻豆社 Scotland.
PHOTO: Celtic just before the 1967 European Cup final in Lisbon (Getty Images)
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