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The Road to Milan
So near and yet so far.
The run will be best remembered for the beginning of the Dutch revolution in football and the “Battle of Britain” matches v Leeds in the semi-final.
Despite not lifting the trophy, there are still so many great memories from this run.
First Round
FC Basle (Sui) v Celtic
Agg: Celtic 2-0 FC Basle
Second Round
Celtic v SL Benfica (Por)
Agg: 3-3 (Celtic and Galatasaray progressed on a coin toss, no penalties at this point in the competition)
Quarter-Finals
Celtic v AC Fiorentina (Ita)
Agg: Celtic 3-1 AC Fiorentina
Other matches:
- Standard CL Liege (Bel) v Leeds United (Eng) 0-1 0-1 (0-2)
- Galatasaray (Tur) v Legia Warsaw (Pol) 1-1 0-2 (1-3)
- ASK Vorwaerts (Berlin) v GDR Feyenoord (Ned) 1-0 0-2 (1-2)
Semi-Finals
Leeds United (Eng) v Celtic (Sco) (“Battle of Britain”)
- Celtic 1-0 Leeds
- Leeds 1-2 Celtic (2nd leg played at Hampden Park (Glasgow))
Agg: Celtic 3-1 Leeds
Other Matches
- Legia Warsaw (Pol) Feyenoord (Ned) 0-0 0-2 (0-2)