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
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
June 3, 20178m 56s
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Show Notes
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 BBC Scotland.
PHOTO: Celtic just before the 1967 European Cup final in Lisbon (Getty Images)