The greatest Celtic games in Europe (this century)

1 Ajax 1 Celtic 3, Champions League, Aug 8, 2001

A majestic performance against the four-time winners puts Celtic on course to reach the group stage for the first time. Bobby Petta, Didier Agathe and Chris Sutton score the goals to cap a fine display in this first leg. Ajax, who reply through Shota Arveladze, are eliminated despite a 1-0 victory in the return leg.

2 Celtic 4 Juventus 3, Champions League, Oct 31, 2001

Celtic achieve the ultimate heroic failure by beating the Italian giants, only to miss out on qualifying for the second group stage. At 36, Lubo Moravcik inspires the victory after Alessandro Del Piero puts Juventus in front. Chris Sutton scores twice, but the Italians keep the result in doubt until the end.

3 Liverpool 0 Celtic 2, Uefa Cup, March 20, 2003

Desperate to prove they are a match for a leading English team, Celtic succeed through a first-half free kick from Alan Thompson and a powerful late drive by John Hartson to earn a 3-1 aggregate success. It is the first time in 29 years that Celtic have reached a European semi-final.

4 Celtic 1 Man United 0, Champions League, Nov 21, 2006

Facing a United team who will win the league title that season, Celtic pull off a big surprise after Shunsuke Nakamura curls home a magnificent free kick ten minutes from time. Louis Saha’s last-minute penalty miss ensures that Celtic qualify for the knockout phase with one group match to play.