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Ed McCambridge

'Heartbreaking, but incredible' – Shaun Maloney on Celtic's defeat to Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final

The Porto goalkeeper Vitor Baia (grounded) goes over all to easy.

Ask any Celtic fan of a certain vintage what the most passionate and heartbreaking away day they've experienced is and they might say the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. 

A reported 80,000 Bhoys fans made their way to Seville for the showdown with Jose Mourinho's Porto, who claimed the Champions League title just one year later. Celtic scored twice through iconic hitman Henrik Larsson, but a Porto side featuring future household names such as Deco, Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira and Maniche sealed a 3-2 victory in extra-time. 

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