• 1970

Interview with Billy Bremner:
Hunter recovered [from injury] in time for the second leg, but another misfortunate had struck. Paul Reaney had broken a leg. ``Reaney couldn't play football," Bremner said. ``He was 28 before we let him take a free-kick. But he was a tremendous athlete. He always marked George Best out of the game. Bestie would say: `Oh, not you again.' `Just doing my job,' Reaney would tell him, and then stuck like glue."

Still, even without Reaney's fly-paper marking to dim Johnstone's dazzling talent, Leeds were not a bad side, featuring a solid mass of internationals, with the genius of John Giles and the passionate buzzing of Bremner in midfield. And, after 13 minutes of the second-leg tie, Bremner, the captain, levelled the score with a viciously swerving long-range shot.

``There were 136,000 packed into Hampden Park and it was so silent we could hear ourselves congratulating each other," Bremner said. ``I'd told the boys, `Don't be intimidated by the crowd,' but I knew we had to quiet them early on.

``Then it started: `Celtic, Celtic.' It is a noise like that which made many an Englishman freeze in internationals." But Leeds were not frozen to death; in Bremner's opinion, they were axed. ``It was a terrible, terrible tackle on Mick Jones by wee Bertie Auld that did it. His leg was in a terrible state at half-time.
``Well, I chased Bertie a few times that night. He knew I was after him. But no chance. He was too fly."

Ironically, it was Auld's cross that Hughes headed into the net that regained the lead for Celtic. Murdoch clinched the victory.

``Revie didn't say a word after the match. He never did. If we got beat he'd just stand over in the corner for two or three minutes, go over to the mirror, comb his hair and say: `Back to the bloody drawing-board.' Then he'd go out and bang the door."

Trivia
1970 - Attendance 136,505 : Celtic v Leeds United (European Cup Semi-Final) - highest for a UEFA competition match

Quotes
I should hate to be in Glasgow on the night when dreams are broken. Because for all of their support and belief, I do not regard Celtic as good enough to achieve what has proved beyond others in Britain.
Daily Mirror – London edition on the eve of the European Cup semi final clash with Leeds United, 1970.

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