Coupe des Clubs Champions 1973 1974 Atletico Madrid Celtic

Demi Finale Retour

24 avril 1974

Madrid

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Celtic: Connaghan, McGrain, Brogan, Hay, McNeill, McCluskey, Johnstone, Murray, Dalglish, Hood, Lennox.Subs: Hunter Callaghan Deans Wilson
Athletico Madrid: Reina, Benegas, Heredia, Eusebio, Capon, Adelardo, Ufarte, Luis, Garate, Irureta, Becerra. 

Jock Stein made a shock change beforehand when he replaced the 29 goals striker Dixie Deans with Bobby Lennox. Celtic started well and had four corners in the first 15 minutes. Their tactics were to hold Atletico and play long balls for the speedy Lennox and Johnstone to run on to. In 12 minutes McNeill's header skimmed the bar from a Lennox corner and in 15 minutes a fine run by McGrain set up Dalglish and his shot was just touched round the post by the diving Reina.
Atletico now pushed forward and Connaghan made a magnificent save from Capon's swerving shot. Celtic still threatened and in 23 minutes Lennox raced on to a McNeill clearance and pulled his shot wide.Before half time Atletico had more pressure with Connaghan again saving from Capon.

In 47 minutes Johnstone headed a Lennox corner over the bar and seconds later Dalglish wasted Celtic's best chance when he delayed his shot and was then blocked out. After that it was all Atletico and Connaghan made the save of his life from a Luis free kick. Celtic had their backs to the wall and McNeill headed a Garate shot off the line. In 77 minutes Atletico got the breakthrough when Garate scored from close range with Celtic defending too deeply. In 86 it was all over after a swift Atletico break and Adelardo volleyed in the second. This was a tragedy for the Celts who had shown great courage on the night, none more so than the brilliant Denis Connaghan.
At 1-0 Celtic could still have gone through on away goals had they scored. Despite extreme provocation over the two legs Celtic had emerged with their dignity intact. “Any time that we got the ball, they fouled, they fouled, they fouled, not so much me as a defender, but the front players got slaughtered. Wee Jimmy got massacred, and it was a warning of what was going to happen…every time Jimmy got the ball, they just kicked him.”

“Real Madrid were the aristocrats of European football. Their neighbours Atlético were the scum. Even now, 37 years after their scandalous conduct in the European Cup semi-final at Celtic Park, the mere mention of Atlético fills me with revulsion.”
Billy McNeill (2011)

"“Atletico would have been thrown out of the Champions League, never mind being fancied to win it, if their antics of 40 years ago had been repeated in the modern day. “You can’t help yourself if you lived through that match. I was watching the game with Barcelona the other night thinking to myself, ‘I hope these b*****s lose’. But I must say they played well, and you have to admire the result they pulled off.” They had three players sent off for violent conduct and received a total of seven yellow cards. But I felt myself losing the plot in retaliation from time to time. “I seem to remember Davie Hay and me finishing up scrapping in the tunnel at time-up with one of their players, Ruben Ayala.” “I’ll never forget the pre-meditated, waist-high intimidatory tactics that went on that night. It was woeful and a sign of the times. But times have changed, I’m glad to say.”

Dixie Deans (2014)

In 1974 when Atletico beat Celtic in a shameful semi-final clash where three players from the Spanish club were sent off in a 0-0 draw in Glasgow, before a 2-0 win the return. Argentine defender Diaz saw red for a wild assault on the late Jimmy Johnstone in the Parkhead clash and was banned for the Final against Bayern Munich which Atletico lost after a replay. But now 68, Diaz has finally come clean. He said: “I cursed myself for years about the tackles but I can’t change anything. I meant no malice, I did it for the team, but it stopped me playing in the Final.

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