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On This Day in Football: Celtic create history, Miracle of Istanbul

On this day in 1967, Celtic beat Inter Milan in Lisbon to become the first British team to win the European Cup.

Played in front of 45,000 fans at the Estadio Nacional, this was Inter’s third European Cup final since their back to back Cup wins in 1964 and 1965. Meanwhile Celtic had made their debut in the tournament that season and were in the final for the first time.

The Italians took the lead in through a Sandro Mazzola penalty in the 7th minute. Celtic full-back Jim Craig brought Renato Cappellini inside the box forcing the referee to point to the spot.