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Teams
Celtic: (3-5-2)
Douglas,
Balde, Mjallby, Valgaeren (Laursen 64)
Agathe, Lennon, Lambert (McNamara 76), Petrov (Maloney 104), Thompson,
Sutton, Larsson.

Subs Not Used: Hedman, Sylla, Fernandez, Smith

Sent Off: Balde (95)
Booked: Valgaeren, Lennon, Balde, Petrov.


FC Porto:
Vitor Baia,
Ferreira, Nuno Valente, Jorge Costa (Pedro Emanuel 71), Ricardo Carvalho, Costinha (Ricardo Costa 9), Alenichev, Maniche, Deco, Capucho (Marco Ferreira 98), Derlei.

Subs Not Used: Nuno, Cesar Peixoto, Clayton, Tiago
Sent Off: Nuno Valente (120)
Booked: Nuno Valente, Derlei, Maniche, Marco Ferreira.

Attendance: 52,972

Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

Stadium: Olympic Stadium (Seville, Spain)


Match

• Minute-by-Minute Clockwatch of the game
• Match Pictures
• Match Highlights (BBC)

Articles

• Match Report (BBC)
• Seville warms to Celts (BBC)
• Brave Bhoys can take pride (BBC)
• Larsson laments loss (BBC)
• Euro Dreams end in heartbreak (BBC)
• BBC Player Ratings (BBC)
• Alan Hansen's verdict (BBC)
• Quotes & reactions (BBC)
• No silver lining for Larsson (BBC)
• MoN unhappy with Porto antics (BBC)
• MoN post-match interview (BBC)
• Five Live report (BBC)

Quotes
'I don't beleive 50,000 fans will travel to Seville. Thats is madness, an exaggeration. I think a fair number will be around 4,000. We are talking about a final being played on a Wednesday, a day when people normally work.'
Rafael Carmonna, security cheif for the 2003 Uefa Cup final, estimated 70-80,000 Celtic supporters arrived

'The UEFA Cup is not just one notch up from what we're used to, we are talking about four or five notches.'
MON, 2003


"I will probably get into trouble for this, but it was poor sportsmanship," O'Neill said. "The rolling over, the time wasting. "But they have beaten us, well done to them and it's up to us to learn from this. "It is a steep learning curve, but this was a wonderful, wonderful experience. "The players put everything into it and the fans have been fantastic." "We came roaring back every time they scored a goal and, if when we had 11 against 11 in extra time, I think we were the more mentally strong," said the Celtic boss. "But it was not to be with Bobo getting sent off. It was a massive blow."
Martin O'Neil After the match

Porto coach Jose Mourinho hit back at any suggestion of underhand tactics, however. "I'd prefer to ask whether the behaviour of the Celtic players was normal in your country," he said. "What Balde did to Deco in front of me could have ended his career. "The referee didn't affect the result, in that there were no doubtful decisions, but I think Balde could have had a direct red for his foul and Thompson could also have seen a second yellow card on two occasions. "The referee wanted to end the game with 11 against 11 and I think maybe he was a bit afraid to send anyone off. "There was a lot of commitment in Celtic's game, commitment, toughness and aggression. I'm tempted to use another word - but I won't." "We have given a great example to the world and those who love football and we have also made history by taking the Uefa Cup to Portugal for the first time ever.
Porto coach Jose Mourinho after the match (talking bollocks)


O’Neill had a taste of jousting with Mourinho when his Celtic team lost 3-2 to Porto in a compelling Uefa Cup final in 2003. There was no love lost. “I felt that every professional trick in the book was used and Porto gave us a lesson in it, but it wasn’t the way that I would have wanted our players to behave,” O’Neill says.
Martin O'Neil July 20007


'I thought they [Porto] were great and deserved everything they got.'
Paul Lambert on Porto, 2003

William Gaillard (UEFA's director of communications and public affairs) speaking after the European Cup final between Liverpool and AC Milan in 2007, was asked about what is going to be done in the future when another British club gets into the final and there is the same problems of fan behaviou/troubles getting into the ground. His answer?
"......Well, Celtic fans a couple of years ago went to Seville in the Uefa Cup Final and took over 3 times the amount of fans there. There was not one bit of trouble as all the fans that had no tickets stayed in the square and had a big party. Every team should follow Celtic's fan behaviour and that mentality"
(William Gaillard, UEFA's director of communications and public affairs, 24/05/07 Sky Sports News)

uefa.com: Speaking of Porto; you lifted the UEFA Cup with them in 2003, looking back at that thrilling game what are your memories a few years on?
Mourinho: The Champions League is the Champions League, it means much more than UEFA Cup and probably winning it was the best day of my football career. But as a football game I must say that Celtic-Porto in Seville was the most exciting football game I have ever been in. An unbelievable game. I saw Vitor Baía say the same to Portuguese TV after the last game of his career. He said it was the most emotional game of his career, it is the same for me. Every time I see [then Celtic manager] Martin O'Neill I remember I was the lucky one that day. An incredible match.
Jose Mourinho (Porto Manager on that night, talking in about the Seville game, Sep 07)

"When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was Celtic. I've never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable!"
Jose Mourinho (ex-Porto Manager) looking back on that game (May 2008)