2003 UEFA Final: Celtic v Porto Quiz

Answer: 3-2 to Porto

The Portuguese Champions landed a 3-2 win after extra time. The game was finely balanced throughout, and took a few moments of skill to open up both determined defences.

Answer: Derlei

Derlei was the thorn in the Celtic side by scoring Porto's first and third goals. The other Porto goal came from Dimitri Alenitchev. Celtic had two fine goals scored by forward Henrik Larrson.

Answer: True

Both goals were fine headers from Henrik Larsson.

Answer: Lubos Michel - Slovakia

Michel was born in Stropkov, Slovakia, on May 16, 1968. He qualified as a referee in 1987. By 1993, he had risen to officating his home League games and then gained his FIFA badge in 1994. He was the fastest ever official to reach FIFA status (seven years).

His occupation was a school teacher and he could speak Slovak, Russian and English. He was yet to officate at a Major FIFA Championship, but it would only be a matter of time before he would.

Answer: Bobo Balde

Sadly, Balde was sent from the field for two late tackles. The first came in the second half of normal time, the tragic second came early in the first period of extra time. Porto also had a man sent off. Nuno Valente was dismissed also for two cautions, but his red card came in the 118th minute of 120 played.

Answer: Jorge Costa and Paul Lambert

Costa lifted the trophy whilst Lambert could only look on and think of what could of been.

Answer: Three

Henrik Larsson scored in the 47th and 57th minutes, whilst Alenitchev had a goal sandwiched in between.

Answer: six

Officially, the goal was scored in the 114th minute, therefore six minutes remained of normal time. There was a further four minutes added for stoppages.

Answer: Two

Only keeper Rab Douglas and Captain Paul Lambert were Scotsman.
Contrast that to the 1967 European Cup winners team, that fielded a full team of Scotsman.

Answer: 52,972

It seemed like many many more in the ground. It was reported that Celtic fans out numbered the Porto fans by 3 to 1.
Also reports stated that there were ten thousand more locked outside the ground, all Celtic fans!

Answer: Seville

Reports said that 75,000 Celtic fans had travelled to Spain from Scotland. Also, Porto did not sell their full quota of tickets, which would of been easily sold to the Glasgow club. The supporters behaviour was impeccable, as there was not one single arrest. That has to be something to be proud of.

Answer: True

Musicians Kerr from 80s band Simple Minds, and Rod Stewart were seen together alongside Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.

Answer: True

A wonderful but tragic story this. Celtic fan John Macdonald was walking the streets of Seville, when he came across a inconsolable Porto fan sitting on the road side. Macdonald asked him if he was ok and the Porto fan replied, "My friend died last night in the river, he drowned". Macdonald offered the Porto fan a ciggerette which was gratefully accepted.

The Porto fan asked Macdonald if he had a ticket for the game in which the negative was replied. So the Porto fan took a ticket out of his pocket, and told Macdonald that he would like him to have the ticket.

Naturally, he was shocked and offered to pay for the ticket in which the Porto man said no. "I want you to have it and stand in my friends place". Macdonald stood with the Porto fans and explained why he was there.

He was welcomed with hugs and kisses from the Portuguese, and given honourary membership of the supporters club. He never found out the name of the man who gave him the ticket.

Answer: None

Porto became the first side from Portugal to win the UEFA Cup.
However, they had won the European Champions cup in 1987, and along with Benfica who won it two times.

Answer: Henrik Larsson

Larsson got the nod for his two fine goals. He also in scoring those two goals, reached his 200th and 201st goals in a Celtic shirt.