1967 European Cup final

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The 1967 European Cup final was a football match contested between Italian team Internazionale and Scottish team Celtic to determine the champion of the 1966–67 European Cup. It took place on 25 May 1967 at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal, in front of a crowd of 45,000. The match was Inter's third European final and Celtic's first; the Italian club had won the tournament in two of the previous three years. It was the first final since the beginning of the competition in the 1955-56 season not to feature a team from the Iberian Peninsula and the first not to be won by a team from Southern Europe. The 1967 European Cup Final is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history and among the greatest finals ever played, due to Celtic being massive underdogs and lack of European Cup experience, where Inter Milan was heavy favorites due to winning back to back in 1964 and 1965, and having reached their 3rd final in 4 years. Both teams had to go through four rounds...

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