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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Graeme McGarry

Lisbon Lions 55th Anniversary: Celtic legend Jim Craig on the added poignancy Bertie Auld's absence will bring to occasion

Jim Craig will join the remaining four Lisbon Lions who started the European Cup Final in a commemorative lunch at Celtic Park today.

AS anniversaries go, the 55th may not be a landmark that sparks such joyous celebrations of the Lisbon Lions as we witnessed five years ago, but it may well be the most poignant to date.

A date that no Celtic fan needs reminded of has rolled around once more, with today the anniversary of their team becoming the first British club – and still the only Scottish club – to lift the European Cup following the famous 2-1 defeat of Internazionale in the Estadio Nacional.

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