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Alan Thompson smashed home a close range goal to give Celtic a first leg lead over Barcelona in a Uefa Cup tie that saw three players sent off. A Great Great night for the club, which many did not foresee, beating one of the best teams in Europe, coming a year after Seville to show it wasn't a one-off (however the not-so-simple 2nd leg away still to go).
Comedy with sendings off during the HT interval, but a remarkable performance from David Marshall (saving a penalty) and a brilliant game by Bobo helped us get through against an ill-disciplined Barca side. A night to remember for us all....
Celtic:
Douglas,
Varga, Balde, McNamara, Agathe,
Lennon, Petrov, Pearson, Thompson (Sylla 83),
Larsson, Beattie (Marshall 45).
Subs Not Used: Lambert, Wallace, Smith, Kennedy.
Booked: Varga, Balde.
Sent Off: Douglas.
Barcelona: Valdes, Reiziger (Gerard 64), Puyol, Oleguer, Gabri, Cocu, Xavi, Motta, Ronaldinho (Overmars 88), Luis Garcia (Quaresma 72), Saviola.
Subs Not Used: Rustu, Marquez, Iniesta, Oscar Lopez.
Sent Off: Motta, Saviola (49). Booked: Reiziger.
Attendance: 59,539
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany).
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This comes from next day issue of Barcelona-based sports daily El Mundo Deportivo:
"The emotion in the build up to the game was raw. Moved by the massacre in Madrid, the Scottish club showed a model attitude towards Barcelona, its fans and the victims.
The announcer only came into action five minutes before the start of the game when he asked the Celtic support to give an ovation to the Barcelona fans who were there. The response was spectacular.
After this, the announcer said that Celtic's legendary anthem, 'You'll never walk alone' would be dedicated to the victims' families. This was a very clear gesture of solidarity. If it gives you goose pimples to hear that song in any football ground, the feeling yesterday was ten times greater. Sixty thousands Celtic fans belted it out, scarves in the air, turning it into an extremely beautiful song of hope.
Sadly, the impressive quiet that engulfed Celtic Park during the minute's silence was only broken by about ten people you couldn't take anywhere who were sitting in the section occupied by Barcelona fans. What they shouted does not bear repeating."
Elsewhere, the same paper summed the game up by saying the following:
"The Celtic team showed why it's gone 74 games without losing at home. They showed great strength and character and, thanks to the unconditional support of the best fans on the continent, They secured a 1-0 win."
(El Mundo Deportivo 2004-03-12)
Comedy with sendings off during the HT interval, but a remarkable performance from David Marshall (saving a penalty) and a brilliant game by Bobo helped us get through against an ill-disciplined Barca side. A night to remember for us all....
Celtic:
Douglas,
Varga, Balde, McNamara, Agathe,
Lennon, Petrov, Pearson, Thompson (Sylla 83),
Larsson, Beattie (Marshall 45).
Subs Not Used: Lambert, Wallace, Smith, Kennedy.
Booked: Varga, Balde.
Sent Off: Douglas.
Barcelona: Valdes, Reiziger (Gerard 64), Puyol, Oleguer, Gabri, Cocu, Xavi, Motta, Ronaldinho (Overmars 88), Luis Garcia (Quaresma 72), Saviola.
Subs Not Used: Rustu, Marquez, Iniesta, Oscar Lopez.
Sent Off: Motta, Saviola (49). Booked: Reiziger.
Attendance: 59,539
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany).
Articles
Links
Articles
This comes from next day issue of Barcelona-based sports daily El Mundo Deportivo:
"The emotion in the build up to the game was raw. Moved by the massacre in Madrid, the Scottish club showed a model attitude towards Barcelona, its fans and the victims.
The announcer only came into action five minutes before the start of the game when he asked the Celtic support to give an ovation to the Barcelona fans who were there. The response was spectacular.
After this, the announcer said that Celtic's legendary anthem, 'You'll never walk alone' would be dedicated to the victims' families. This was a very clear gesture of solidarity. If it gives you goose pimples to hear that song in any football ground, the feeling yesterday was ten times greater. Sixty thousands Celtic fans belted it out, scarves in the air, turning it into an extremely beautiful song of hope.
Sadly, the impressive quiet that engulfed Celtic Park during the minute's silence was only broken by about ten people you couldn't take anywhere who were sitting in the section occupied by Barcelona fans. What they shouted does not bear repeating."
Elsewhere, the same paper summed the game up by saying the following:
"The Celtic team showed why it's gone 74 games without losing at home. They showed great strength and character and, thanks to the unconditional support of the best fans on the continent, They secured a 1-0 win."
(El Mundo Deportivo 2004-03-12)
