They are definitely up there in the top five.Best ever team beaten by a Scottish club in my opinion
Formed the backbone of the German side that won the world cup 2 years later.
They are definitely up there in the top five.
Best ever team beaten by a Scottish club in my opinion
Without a doubt that Bayern group are the best and most talented side any Scottish team has ever defeated in European competition. The German outfit’s record speaks for itself, the bulk of them played for the national team also and way back in a time before silly money, huge squads, squad rotation and the prioritising of certain competitions. It’s hard to argue against our semi final triumph even if I am biased.
Being a mere stripling of 10 in 1967, my only real memory of the game was one of devastation crying myself to sleep, toys rattle out of the pram. Having seen the game again in recent years, this was no game of plucky Scots underdogs. We genuinely were the superior side, let down by ill firtune, but more importantly the mistakes prompted by events at Berwick.We should have won that game in 1967.
We outplayed them in their own back garden but couldn't score the goal to win the game.
It was a real missed opportunity.
Ironically going into the match, one club was a world-renowned name with one of the biggest grounds in the world and a support to match, the other club were in comparison, veritable unknown minnows.
We should have won that game in 1967.
We outplayed them in their own back garden but couldn't score the goal to win the game.
It was a real missed opportunity.
Ironically going into the match, one club was a world-renowned name with one of the biggest grounds in the world and a support to match, the other club were in comparison, veritable unknown minnows.
We scored however ruled offside, we were bereft of proper forwards, and had Rodger Hynd basically as our Centre Forward, we actually done well considering!
I'm sure you're correct, didn't see any reason for the decision apart from a homer ref. Watched the game recently & couldn't believe how superior we were. The decisions made post berwick cost us that cup & more in following seasons.I always thought it was for a non existant foul on the goalkeeper.
We should have won that game in 1967.
We outplayed them in their own back garden but couldn't score the goal to win the game.
It was a real missed opportunity.
Ironically going into the match, one club was a world-renowned name with one of the biggest grounds in the world and a support to match, the other club were in comparison, veritable unknown minnows.
The achievement of beating that side over two legs must rank as arguably the best result in European competition by any side from our leagues.Without a doubt that Bayern group are the best and most talented side any Scottish team has ever defeated in European competition. The German outfit’s record speaks for itself, the bulk of them played for the national team also and way back in a time before silly money, huge squads, squad rotation and the prioritising of certain competitions. It’s hard to argue against our semi final triumph even if I am biased.
I'm sure Beckenbauer said after the game that Ibrox had the best atmosphere in European football but I could be wrong?.When ever the "best player ever" Is mentioned it's almost always number 10's such as Pele, Maradona, Messi, Cruyff et al who are mentioned. Franz Beckenbauer should be on the list of anyone who has even a rudimentary knowledge of the beautiful game. His medal haul alone dwarfs many of the names who would be eligible for such a list.
Then you have Gerd Muller, arguably the best penalty box player of any era, and Paul Breitner the best left back I have ever seen play the game. Add in Sepp Maier, Uli Hoeness, Franz Roth, Georg Schwarzenbeck then that Bayern team speaks for itself.
Beckenbauer has always held Rangers in high esteem.
When Bayern grabbed a fortunate equaliser in the Champions League at Ibrox in 1999, Beckenbauer was then General Manager of Bayern. At the subsequent press conference he was getting a grilling from the German press for his teams performance. He lost his shit and shouted "We were playing Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox".
The cure if their team win the Euros and the World Cup
The Evening Times of the following day talk about a “ Humiliated Rangers” returning to Glasgow. Incredible to think that a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich is a humiliation given how Bayern are now. But yes, Bayern were relatively unknown back then.
I'm sure Beckenbauer said after the game that Ibrox had the best atmosphere in European football but I could be wrong?.
The referee was Concetto Lo Bello, a top Italian referee. At that time European referees, particularly from the Latin countries allowed no contact or challenges on goalkeepers, even where it was a 50/50 for a ball in the air. Sepp Maier was young, weak and inexperienced. Roger Hynd was a massive guy and the referee clearly assumed the contact was greater than it actually was. After the game, Lo Bello was actually criticised by the Italian Sports Press and accused of being influenced by the 60,000 Germans who were there. But in normal time Roger Hynd missed a sitter set up for him by Dave Smith. It was on his left foot. Jim Forrest would have burst the net.I always thought it was for a non existant foul on the goalkeeper.
Definitely was the case in the 60’s and 70’s. Liverpool and Bayern went on to dominate Europe after having success in the UEFA Cup/CWC.Historically the winners Of the UEFA and Cup Winners cup provided the up and coming teams who would later go on and dominate their league and European Cup
The nucleus of the team who won that summer's European Championship, the next World Cup and 3 successive European Cups.
Without a shadow of a doubt it was the best team ever knocked out by a Scottish team.
We should have won that game in 1967.
We outplayed them in their own back garden but couldn't score the goal to win the game.
It was a real missed opportunity.
Ironically going into the match, one club was a world-renowned name with one of the biggest grounds in the world and a support to match, the other club were in comparison, veritable unknown minnows.
He's talking about them in the context of 1967. Going into the final we were the side with European pedigree, with possibly the venue squaring things up slightly.Wouldn’t say they were unknown minnows, they’d already won their league and cups and also beat us in the 1967 cup winners cup final.