Trivia
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- In 1970, Celtic drew 3-3 with Benfica over two legs in the European Cup. Celtic went through on a coin toss!
- Celtic Chairman Robert Kelly made a complaint to UEFA about the practice of coin tosses settling ties, and the system in European club competition was changed soon after to penalty kicks. Kelly claims Celtic would not have complained if they had lost the toss.
- The above wasn’t the only reason penalty kicks were introduced but did add further reasoning for its introduction. You can argue both ways whether it has benefitted Celtic or not.
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Penalty Shoot-Outs |
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- v Rangers, Drybrough Cup 1974
- v Aberdeen, League Cup 3rd Sept 1986
- v Motherwell League Cup 1986/87
- v Hearts League Cup 1989/90
- v Liverpool, Dubai Cup 1989
- v Partick Thistle League Cup 2002/03
- v Spartak Moscow Champions League, 3rd Qual Round, 2007/08 (1st European penalty-shoot-out win)
- v Dundee United – League Cup Semi Final 2009
- v Hearts, Scottish Cup final Dec 2020
- v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup semi-final, Apr 2024
- v TheRangers, League Cup final Dec 2024
- v Al Ahli, Como Cup, July 2025
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Lost |
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