Paul Lambert was only 18 when he was handed a European football apprenticeship to remember at Love Street.
Having helped the Buddies famously beat hot favourites Dundee United to lift the Scottish Cup in 1987, when he was too young to even swig the celebratory post-match champagne, the confident midfielder’s rapid progression continued the next season on the continent.
Lifting the Scottish Cup catapulted Alex Smith’s Saints into the European Cup Winners’ Cup, a competition awash with massive teams laced with international superstars.
