10 Most Legendary Old Firm European Nights

4. Porto 3-2 Celtic (May 2003)

Celtic travelled to Seville for the UEFA Cup final knowing all about Jose Mourinho€™s men, having played them twice in the Champions League the previous season. The Portuguese champions would go on the win the biggest prize in Europe one season later, but this one will always feel like a missed opportunity for Martin O€™Neill€™s Bhoys. And it's no less memorable for the loss. Derlei and Dmitri Alenitchev twice gave Porto the lead - only for the magic of Henrik Larsson to put Celtic level on each occasion, rekindling hopes of adding to their 1967 European Cup win in Lisbon. Both were incredible headers that underlined the Swede€™s class. The match went to extra time and managed to avoid UEFA€™s Silver Goal tie-breaker (seriously UEFA, what was that?) however, Derlei€™s second of the night came with 5 minutes of extra time remaining, and proved to be decisive. Bobo Balde had been sent off at the start of extra time, and the extra man turned out to be too much for Celtic, who ran out of steam.
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