Celtic history against Italians

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Lazio were Celtic’s first Italian opponents when the clubs drew 0-0 in Rome in 1950 before a Celtic Park rematch a few months later when Celtic won 4-0.  The next four occasions Celtic met Italian teams would all be played on neutral ground, starting with a draw against Bologna on a 1966 preseason tour of the United States, before a notable win against Inter in Lisbon at the end of that season.

Celtic then met Milan four times in 10 months starting in May 1968.  It was back to the US for a 1-1 draw, before a rematch a month later in Toronto when goals from Bobby Lennox and Charlie Gallacher won the game.  The teams then drew 0-0 in the San Siro before Milan won the return 0-1 at Celtic Park, the first time in eight games against Italian opposition Celtic emerged with a defeat.

Italian champions Fiorentina lost at Celtic Park in 1969 before winning the return game while a year later Celtic drew twice against Bari on a North American tour.  Inter and Celtic then met in the 1972 European Cup semi-final, both games finishing goalless, before a nine year wait until the next game against Italian opponents and the first against Juventus.  Celtic won at home and lost in Turin.

Three games in four days in July 1993 saw a win over US Carisolo and defeats against Atalanta and Napoli.  Four years later Parma and Roma visited Celtic Park, with the home team achieving a draw and win.  2001 saw Celtic’s first Champions League group games and two memorable games against Juventus, losing controversially in Turin before recording a 4-3 win in Glasgow.

Parma lost at Celtic Park in 2002 with Roma beating Celtic in Toronto in 2004.  Celtic then embarked on a familiarity drive with Milan, drawing twice at home and losing the corresponding away fixtures in 2004 and 2007.  A home win over Parma in summer 2007 briefly interrupted Celtic’s run of Italian fixtures against Milan but the teams met another twice in 2007, Celtic winning at home and losing away.

Celtic lost to Inter in Dublin in 2011 before drawing home and away to Udinese in the same year.  Kris Commons scored Celtic’s goal in their most recent match against Italian opponents in a Celtic Park draw last July.

36 games in 63 years, 11 wins, 11 defeats and 14 draws.  The team in green and white won the most important one!

Early notice, the CQN Charity Golf Day will take place on Friday, 14 June.  More details to follow.
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  1. O.G. Rafferty,

     

     

    I tried posting already. It got lost in cyberspace.

     

     

    I was wondering if your big revelation was financial, legal or ethical wrongdoing or a combination of 2 or even all 3. Let’s hope it brings about their total and utter lasting demise.

  2. Well, it’s debatable.

     

     

    His first goal, some say, was against Man City in the spring of 1991, so season 1990-1991. I don’t think he scored again that season. If it was his goal, this would be the twenty-third consecutive season, but some people say it was a Colin Hendry own goal.

  3. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PETEC

     

     

    No problem-great lads.

     

     

     

    NEILYBHOY and Dave-take a bow,had a smashing day again!

     

     

    Went from paying £2.25 a pint to nearly £4 inside a hundred yards,mind-I’ll need to be sponsored the next time I undertake that walk…….

  4. BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    I flew down to see PF at the docklands when it just opened about 91 and then saw AusPF a couple of years later, the AusPF were just as good, enjoy.

  5. Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar;

     

     

    Went to Mass at Our Lady of Fatima today in Ocho Rios, and prayed for all those requiring support in the CQN Family, particulary Zybesk and Oscar at this time, sounds you require them as well – I’m sure when we score on Tues your ribs will be fantastic

     

     

    Our Lady of Lourdes day tommorrow, don’t want any of that other mob taken there anytime soon.

     

    I want to enjoy OG revelations first

     

     

    Hail Hail

  6. Don’t no about other cqn’ers but my head is spinning now….is thems going bust again.

     

    Has lord nimmo came to the conclusion that they should be stripped of titles.

     

    Have the msm realised that they can print the truth about ex rangers players!

     

    who knows,?

  7. Sevco.

     

    Have you niticed hiw many of their ‘players’ actually look like zombies? For real.

     

    Black & Elbows………and Alexander resembles the boy who’s been guzzlin’ the moon shine.Uncanny.

     

    : > )

  8. Ah, paper trails is it ?

     

     

    Well maybe ole Craig’s tape recorder’s not been pressed into action for this revelation.

     

     

    What the hell, it’s fun, fun, fun, all the way…….

     

     

    I am warming to their downfall again.

  9. Billy Bhoy

     

     

    23:09 on 10 February, 2013

     

     

    BBC “Ryan Giggs scored for the 23rd successive top-flight season to give United an early lead”

     

     

    I’m too tired to question if that is a misprint!!

     

    _________________-

     

     

    Seen this on the BBC site, I know a few on here don’t like him but it’s mental what this guy has achieved and is still doing.

     

     

    Ryan Giggs vs Manchester City

     

     

    Premier League Games: 651 v 608

     

    Premier League Medals: 12 v 1

     

    Community Shields: 8 v 4

     

    FA Cups: 4 v 5

     

    League Cups: 4 v 2

     

    European Cups: 2 v 0

  10. o.g.rafferty

     

     

    22:10 on

     

    10 February, 2013

     

     

    super news o.g.rafferty

     

    keep the good work up

     

    just as well i got tuesday off

     

    another jelly and ice cream year

     

     

    YNWA

     

     

    jam67

  11. I just hope any news from the dark side (or rather about them) breaks AFTER the Juventus game.

     

     

    I don’t want anything to take the limelight off of the biggest game in Scotland for many years.

     

     

    I had hoped the winding up order would have been served and downfall part two would be out for my birthday yesterday ( very selfish you see) but the noises coming out would suggest something is coming over the hill

  12. hope its the lights going out at ibrokes

     

     

    forever….

     

     

    another world record for sevco

     

     

    jam67

  13. Giggs is/was into his tropical fish, his house is/was full of tanks, the staircase sides are one long fish tank, about 40 feet long, quite impressive.

     

     

    I saw it on one of them celeb programes years ago.

  14. starry plough

     

     

    23:24 on 10 February, 2013

     

     

     

    would be nice…especially the last one!!

     

     

    I’ve been waiting a long time for that story to be printed.

     

     

    a goodnight from me.hail hail

  15. THE EXILED TIM

     

     

    23:34 on 10 February, 2013

     

     

    Giggs is/was into his tropical fish, his house is/was full of tanks, the staircase sides are one long fish tank, about 40 feet long, quite impressive.

     

     

    I saw it on one of them celeb programes years ago.

     

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    Soccer AM started that joke :O) Back when it was funny and sort of fresh they ran the story that Giggs had fish in his house.

     

     

    That show is awful now but was great for a few years.

  16. the_huddle

     

     

    Another thing about him I didn’t know, he is classed as one of manures black players.

     

     

    Aye soccer AM is crap these days, has been for quite a few years.

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