1967 European Cup Final
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The 1967 European Cup Final was a football match between Italian
Italy
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 team Inter Milan
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

 and Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 team Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

. It took place at the Estádio Nacional
Estádio Nacional
The Estádio Nacional , also known as Estádio do Jamor, is the Portuguese national football ground. It is located in the Jamor sports complex, in Oeiras, near Lisbon. It was designed by Jacobetty Rosa and the building works started in 1939, with its inauguration happening on 10 June 1944 by the...

 in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

, Portugal
Portugal
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 on 25 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 45,000. It was the final of the 1966–67 European Cup, the premier club competition run by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

.

Inter scored after seven minutes when Sandro Mazzola converted a penalty. Celtic then equalised through Tommy Gemmell
Tommy Gemmell
Thomas Gemmell is a former Scottish footballer and manager.He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that...

 after he scored on 63 minutes. Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....

 then put Celtic in the lead after 84 miuntes. The match finished 2–1 to Celtic.

Celtic

Round Opponents First leg Second leg Aggregate score
1st FC Zürich 2–0 (h) 3–0 (a) 5–0
2nd FC Nantes 3–1 (a) 3–1 (h) 6–2
Quarter-final FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...

0–1 (a) 2–0 (h) 2–1
Semi-final Dukla Prague 3–1 (h) 0–0 (a) 3–1

Celtic qualified for the European Cup after winning the 1965–66 Scottish First Division
1965–66 Scottish First Division
The Scottish First Division season 1965-66 was won by Celtic by two points over city rivals Rangers. Morton and Hamilton Academical finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1966-67 Second Division.-League table:...

, their 21st title, by two points over rivals
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...

 Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

. Celtic entered at the first round where they faced Swiss side Zürich. Celtic won 2–0 at home, with goals from Tommy Gemmell
Tommy Gemmell
Thomas Gemmell is a former Scottish footballer and manager.He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that...

 and Joe McBride. They then won the away leg 3–0 as Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....

 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
Bobby Lennox
Robert "Bobby" Lennox, MBE is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions. He also earned ten international caps for his national team Scotland...

 and Bertie Auld
Bertie Auld
Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...

 scored to seal victory. Celtic won the home leg by the same scoreline. Jimmy Johnstone
Jimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...

 put them in front before Gérard Georgin equalised. Celtic again scored twice in the second half as Chalmers and Lennox secured the victory.

Celtic faced Yugoslavia (now Serbian) side Vojvodina
Vojvodina Novi Sad
Vojvodina Novi Sad, formed in 1914, is a sports society in Novi Sad, Serbia. Among its most famous clubs are:* OK Vojvodina - Vojvodina volleyball club* FK Vojvodina - Vojvodina football club* KK Vojvodina - Vojvodina basketball club...

 in the quarter final 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 the lead in the second leh, but a 90th minute winner from captain Billy McNeill
Billy McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBE is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic....

 sealed the victory and stopped them from having to go to Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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 for a replay. In the semi final, Czechoslovakian side Dukla Prague (now Příbram) were beaten 3–1 in Glasgow, Johnstone put the hosts in front before Stanislav Štrunc
Stanislav Štrunc
Stanislav Štrunc was a Czech football player.Štrunc started his football career in his native Plzeň, where his football club Škoda Plzeň elevated him to the role of a prolific goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League. In 1965 he moved to Dukla Prague, to serve his military service, and played...

 equalised. A second half brace from Willie Wallace
William Wallace (footballer)
William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace is a former Scottish football player and coach.-Early career:He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later...

 gave Celtic the victory. The teams then drew 0–0 in Prague which meant Celtic progressed to the final.

Inter

Round Opponents First leg Second leg Aggregate score
1st Torpedo Moscow 1–0 (h) 0–0 (a) 1–0
2nd Vasas SC
Vasas SC
Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

2–1 (h) 2–0 (a) 4–1
Quarter-final Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

1–0 (h) 2–0 (a) 3–0
Semi-final CSKA Red Flag
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

1–1 (a) 1–1 (h) 2–2
Semi-final play-off CSKA Red Flag
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

1–0 (n)

Inter Milan had won the 1965–66 Serie A, their tenth title, by four points over second placed Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...

. 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
Valery Voronin
Valery Ivanovich Voronin was a footballer from the Soviet Union. He was a versatile defensive midfielder whose impressive technical abilities and hard tackling made him one of the most complete midfielders of the 1960's...

 before drawing 0–0 in Russia. Their second round opponents were Vasas
Vasas SC
Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

 of Hungary, Inter won 2–1 at home, with goals from Soldo and Corso
Mario Corso
Mario Corso, nicknamed Mariolino, is an Italian former football player and coach. He was a famed left winger notable for his consistency....

 while Lajos Puskas
Lajos Puskás
Lajos Puskás is a Hungarian football forward who played for Hungary in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Vasas SC.-External links:*...

 had scored for the visitors. A Sandro Mazzola brace gave Inter the victory in the second leg.

Inter beat six time champions and holders Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 in the quarter final. Inter won 1–0 at home through a Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

 goal. Before defeating Madrid 2–0 in Spain thanks to another goal from Cappellini and one from Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco is an Argentine International Football player currently playing as a winger for Al Ain of the Pro-League. Scocco can play on both wings, but prefers to play on the left. He can also play as a attacking midfielder and often as striker...

. In the semi-final. Inter faced Bulgarian side CSKA Red Flag (now CSKA Sofia). Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...

 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
Graz
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, Austria
Austria
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 but CSKA were persuaded to let it be moved to Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

 after they were offered a larger share of the gate money. The match was won 1–0 by Inter thanks to a goal from Cappellini, sealing their place in the final.

Background

Inter Milan was one of the biggest teams in Europe going into the match. They had won the European Cup in two of the previous three seasons. They were also very well known for using an incredibly defensive tactic, the Catenaccio
Catenaccio
Catenaccio is a tactical system in football with an emphasis on defence. In Italian, catenaccio means "door-bolt", implying a highly organized and effective backline defense which is intended to prevent goals.-History:...

, which meant that they won many matches by slim scorelines and rarely conceded.

Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

, on the other hand, were an incredibly attacking team. 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. 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 appearences.

Inter were considered to be strong favourites going into the game.

Summary

Inter had the first attack of the match. With Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

 running down the wing and supplying a cross to Sandro Mazzola whose header hit Ronnie Simpson's
Ronnie Simpson
Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967....

 knees. Inter then won a penalty less than a minute later. 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 ultra-defensive style and Celtic were allowed freedom to attack. However, they could not get through Inter's defensive wall and were mainly restricted to long shots from outside the box. Bertie Auld
Bertie Auld
Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...

 hit the crossbar then a cross from Jimmy Johnstone
Jimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...

 was gathered up by Sarti, who then tipped a header from the same player over the crossbar. Inter pulled nine men back but Celtic kept relentlessly attacking them. Tommy Gemmell's
Tommy Gemmell (footballer born 1930)
Tommy Gemmell was a Scottish association football player, who played as an inside forward for St. Mirren for his whole career. Gemmell, who made over 250 league appearances for the club, helped St. Mirren win the Scottish Cup in 1959. He also represented the Scotland national football team twice...

 dangerous free-kick was saved by Sarti, he then speculatively attempted to lob the 'keeper and hit the bar. Despite Celtic's inability to breakthrough their opponents defence, they were in complete control of the match and Inter were not able break out from defence. They had not had another chance since their goal.

After an hour Gemmell finally managed to score for Celtic. Bobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He and Bertie Auld formed Celtic's central midfield....

 and then Craig had managed to work the ball through to him and his powerful first-time shot slipped through Sarti's grasp. Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....

 then scored the winning goal five minutes from time.

Details


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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> CELTIC:
GK 1   Ronnie Simpson
Ronnie Simpson
Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967....

RB 2   Jim Craig
CB 5   Billy McNeill
Billy McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBE is a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic....

 (c)
CB 6   John Clark
John Clark (footballer)
John Clark is a former Scottish footballer and member of the Lisbon Lions.Born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, he was part of the famous Celtic team that won the European Cup in 1967. John is perhaps the most undervalued player among the Lisbon Lions team, his subtle sweeping up in the half-back...

LB 3   Tommy Gemmell
Tommy Gemmell
Thomas Gemmell is a former Scottish footballer and manager.He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that...

CM 4   Bobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch
Bobby Murdoch was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He and Bertie Auld formed Celtic's central midfield....

CM 10   Bertie Auld
Bertie Auld
Robert "Bertie" Auld is a Scottish former football player and manager, perhaps most notable as a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League...

RF 7   Jimmy Johnstone
Jimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...

CF 8   Willie Wallace
William Wallace (footballer)
William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace is a former Scottish football player and coach.-Early career:He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later...

CF 9   Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers
Stevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....

LF 11   Bobby Lennox
Bobby Lennox
Robert "Bobby" Lennox, MBE is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions. He also earned ten international caps for his national team Scotland...

Manager:
  Jock Stein
Jock Stein
John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> INTERNAZIONALE: | GK 1   Giuliano Sarti
Giuliano Sarti
Giuliano Sarti is a retired Italian professional football player.-Honours:* Serie A champion: 1955/56, 1964/65, 1965/66.* Coppa Italia winner: 1960/61.* European Cup winner: 1963/64, 1964/65....

SW 6   Armando Picchi
Armando Picchi
Armando Picchi was an Italian football player and coach. Regularly positioned as a sweeper, he captained the Internazionale side known as La Grande Inter.-Club career:...

 (c) RB 2   Tarcisio Burgnich
Tarcisio Burgnich
Tarcisio Burgnich is a former Italian football defender.After short spells at Udinese, Juventus and Palermo, it was with Internazionale that he found his spiritual home in the 1960s...

CB 5   Aristide Guarneri
Aristide Guarneri
Aristide Guarneri is a former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964 and 1965. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, playing one game and the 1968...

LB 3   Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...

CM 4   Gianfranco Bedin
Gianfranco Bedin
Gianfranco Bedin is a former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victory in 1965. He earned 6 caps for the Italy national football team. - External links :*...

CM 10   Mauro Bicicli
Mauro Bicicli
Mauro Bicicli was an Italian professional football player and coach.-External links:*...

CM 11   Mario Corso
Mario Corso
Mario Corso, nicknamed Mariolino, is an Italian former football player and coach. He was a famed left winger notable for his consistency....

RF 7   Angelo Domenghini
Angelo Domenghini
Angelo Domenghini is an Italian former footballer.Born in Lallio, province of Bergamo, he played for Italy in both the finals of the 1968 European Championship and 1970 World Cup. He played 164 times for Internazionale scoring 54 goals for the club. He also played for Cagliari. He ended his career...

CF 8   Sandro Mazzola LF 9   Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini
Renato Cappellini is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...

Manager:   Helenio Herrera
Helenio Herrera
Helenio Herrera Gavilán was a Franco-Argentine football player and manager.Although born in Argentina, Herrera's parents were both Spanish, his father being a well-known Spanish anarchist in exile...


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