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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Yes, the big Efe.
Well done Efe!
WELL DONE EFE!
Well done Efe and Nigeria – first Celt to win a major international tournament?
Jimbo
And, for once, the Jobo kiss of death fails to materialise. Well done Efe, now run and catch that plane!!
Congratulations to Big Efe and the Super Eagles!
Jimbo
Junihno?- not the same i know
Congrats Efe, quick glass of your favourite tipple then on the plane to Glasgow please.
Is there a jet waiting to bring Efe Ambrose home??? Well done the green team.
Taxi for efe
jimco
the wee Brazilian bhoy we got from middlesborough..
Juninho
Given what the Nigerian team have been promised when they return home, we won’t see Efe till the 2nd leg in Turin
Rite Effe now get your arse backoorhere
Well done Efe. I hope he gets the chance to parade around Celtic Park with his medal.
A great achievement.
Hurry back. We might need you to come on on Tuesday.
Kayal33
The big Mhan will no have a middle leg to stand oan.
Gene’s a Bhoys Name and Blantyre Tim
Was wondering if Naka, Ki or any of our Aussie players had won one. But Juninho – of course.
Jimbo
Paul67,
I may be alone in this. It still turns my stomach when I see in my mind’s eye Dixie Deans skying yon penalty. It feels like yesterday.
Given that most of the best players from the African continent play in Europe …
The fact that the CAF runs into the CL is outrageous …clubs paying players fortunes who are not available …and players missing what may be the biggest games of their careers
Why can’t they play it in the summer..
Well done big Efe.
You coasted through that game tonight.
OT
sent you a mail ..
I wish ill of no man……. but the very name Piero Prati takes me back to a place, a time and a horrible inner feeling!!!
As for Dixie putting the ball over the bar??? Ugh— Aaaarghhh.
The Final was in Rotterdam that year and my dad had provisionally booked 30,000 beds in the city for the final. He handed all the reservations over to a representative from Milan at a meeting in the Central Hotel the day after the game!
Nightmare……………..
Parkheadcumsalford
Only time I was ever in tears actually in the ground. We had a really good team then
Jimbo
Celtic Underground@celticrumours
Efe’s not booked to fly home until tomorrow btw.
If true i cannot see Efe starting tomorrow
blantyretim.
How’s your luck.
Good to see the anticipation building for Tuesday. I was in Benny Rooney’s pub at New Year time when who walks in but big Billy – of course our crew were all over him like a rash and he was good enough to indulge us for a few minutes. He reckoned that the Italian style of football hadn’t changed much since his day, so when one of the boys said “Do you mean they’re predictable?” The big man replied “Aye, predictably good though.”
As an aside, Benny Rooney said he went to the same school as Billy – I recalled that Bobby Murdoch went to Billy’s school – Benny said his school team’s half-back line was Benny, Bobby and John Cushley -he saw my jaw drop and quipped “there wisnae many got past us”.
Lionroars
I assume that’s tomorrow evening …will they not be parading the trophy tomorrow
A fit young man who strolled the game tonight …you never know
jimbo67,
That’s my sleep gone for the night. Big Billy making thon blunder hasn’t haunted me for a few years. But your contribution brought it all back. We were GREAT then. We expected to win those games (as did our opponents: Milan said after they hammered Ajax in the final that we gave them the hardest match.)
All that jumping about with a medal round his neck and trophy in his hand is good practice for Efe for the rest of this season…1 down, 3 to go
Totally off topic but thought it was good and CQNr’s might read
http://t.co/EDRqi4H1
http://t.co/EDRqi4H1
well done efe!
PFayr.
I’ll mail you shortly.
Well done, Efe & well done you boys in green!
Just don’t mention to your Chelsea colleagues that you’re having to rush back to the UK for a CL match with Juve. You might take the shine off their evening!
Efe won’t be in the country on Tuesday night let alone on the pitch at CP.
bournesouprecipe
19:45 on
10 February, 2013
I EMPTIED them …… LOL
Well done Efe, enjoy the moment young mon, We have more than enough cover.
oldtim
nothing yet… I’ll still come into town though..
Parkheadcumsalford
20:33 on 10 February, 2013
Paul67,
I may be alone in this. It still turns my stomach when I see in my mind’s eye Dixie Deans skying yon penalty. It feels like yesterday
your not alone I remember my st andrews primary head mr dougan send us all home early so he could go home and watch the game I can still feel the pain now
HH
Man :((