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!
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….pfayr
20:36 on
10 February, 2013
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..
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Why should the African Nations have to fit in with the European football calendar? Why should europe take precedence over Africa……?
Clubs who sign African players know exactly the timetable of the AN Cup and what it involves. if they don’t like this, they should stop wages, or not sign African players at all. No?
Parkheadcumsalford
Hope I didn’t depress you too much . We were great then – I was having a drink with one of my uncles recently and he went to all of them ( usually with my dad) and he said of some of the great nights they were genuinely life enhancing events- nights when our team were truly great. ( And he also said that had we had a young Jinky on form against Barca we’d have slaughtered them!) We’d had a few but I think he might have been right.
Dont think we’ve ever been as good again as that team we had in 72 . But this might be the best since.
Jimbo
Stringer Bell
Finance …
Players today get paid a fortune ..they should be available for their employers biggest games
I was only referring to the CL ..
we’re up against it – suit us down to the ground. i was thinking we should go out with no striker and lob the ball up to him (even though he ain’t there) and kick the crappola out of anything that moves
Stringer Bell
And because most of them earn their living paying in Europe
Loving the fact Juve and their fans are totally dismissing our team and are more worried we make the p1ss run down their leg at kick off.
I got a feeling about this one…
Bumped into Adams and Ledley today in the West End and informed them that a “big up” was required from them on Tuesday night and wished them the very best of luck……a big smile and a thank you was returned……..not a nerve in sight.
OUR NAME IS ON THAT CUP, WE ARE A PART OF ITS HISTORY, WE DESRVE TO BE HERE.
Pfayr – you’re out of order there. The Africa Nations Cup has been running sine 1957 – why should they have to change their tournament to suit moneymen in Europe. And as for your suggestion of playing it in the summer, can you really not see the reasons why that wont happen?
Good evening all,
To anyone out there in CQN land…
Looking for a bar in Sheffield showing Tuesday’s game to take a few work mates to watch Celtic..
Thanks in advance
Ok, for the final time it’s the ” African nations’ cup”.
Not the ” cup of nations”. What is a cup of nations? It doesn’t make sense.
We don’t call the world cup the ” cup of the world” even though that would be the literal translation of ” coupe du monde”. Instead, we translate the phrase into recognisable English.
So why do we translate “coupe des nations” in this crack- handed literal way?
Does my nut in.
Phyllis
Out of order ..really .?
Summer ..yes suppose so ..why not start a week early and that will allow the games to complete before the CL
I need one ticket for the juvenile game for a friend who cares for me when I Am unwell.
Jimbo67,
I often thought that the Quality Street Kids player for player were the best team we have fielded. The current crop look like the best since, I hope our goalie has got over his rustiness and I would feel a lot better if Efe were back. Rogne will be an adequate replacement in my opinion. I won’t make any predictions but after Barca, everything in Europe is a bonus.
Game being shown nationwide on ITV,shouldnt be a problem finding somewhere to watch it.
!!Bada Bing!!
Cheers, I hadn’t realised that…
As you say :-)
Bloody tablet juve. Game
rrc-HH.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCxSgbrCMAAB0jm.jpg:large
Are the new huns playing in light blue?
Congrats Efe.
I hope you were “Preaching” all the way.
apologies if already posted -front page of uefa CL site
http://en.classics.uefa.com/match=1008610.html?autoplay=true
So do we really think that a team who has lost to st johnstone, hibs, kilmarnock and st mirren can beat the mighty juventus
You bet we can
COYBIG
PFAyr
Don’t you think Africa is just a tad on the warm side for playing football in mid summer
Clink
Is it not summer in SA just now ???
PFayr.
Did you get the mail I sent you.
Ghuys the African Cup of Nations is played in their summer, Southern Hemisphere!
It’s mid summer there now.
Parkheadcumsalford
I think I agree with you re the Quality Street Kids. What they lacked – and which their immediate predecessors had- was a really good and reliable keeper.
Big Fraser could be the key – he did look rusty yesterday – but at this level you need your players of true quality to shine and I think there ‘s a big case for him bring considered our best player.
Can’t wait.
Jimbo
Too hot to play football – what next the world cup in Qatar in the height of summer?
OT
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Just finished a wonderful evening with Awe Naw and Mrs. Awe Naw where I was treated to a traditional Sunday dinner of roast pork, roast tattles and veg along with a few libations. (Mrs.TimsinOhio take note for when I return). Just wanted to share my appreciation with all of our CQN mates. Hail Hail Awe Naw. See you in May at Wembley.
Gene
Aye, but it will be all air-conditioned, putting a bit of a different complexion on big brands’ public breast-beating about carbon emissions. Isn’t that right, Puma?
Genes
:-))
PFayr.
I just looked in. On your question,I’d say about 99.95 a good chance.
Really beginning to panic about Wembelee tickets already!
First -congratulations to Efe and Nigeria, well done big man
Less of an issue if the African nations played every 4 years -every two years is a wee bit too gallus
the good news we have decent cover for a change
but …
I would feel much more comfortable with Efe playing on Tuesday
TimsinOhio
21:33 on 10 February, 2013
Just finished a wonderful evening with Awe Naw and Mrs. Awe Naw where I was treated to a traditional Sunday dinner of roast pork, roast tattles and veg along with a few libations. (Mrs.TimsinOhio take note for when I return). Just wanted to share my appreciation with all of our CQN mates. Hail Hail Awe Naw. See you in May at Wembley.
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It is guid to hear that so many learned people can see us at Wembley.
The amazing thing is………
We don’t expect nothing but everything is a bonus.
Looking at it now I can see us winning the Big Ears next year.
ItaliaBhoy
19:09
Well played.
As it says right there in your link: “How wonderful, the truth out at last.”
Celtic. First had a
Nice lunch with friends and kids dakota euro central today ken knows how to train staff