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Football quiz: English clubs v Scottish clubs in Europe

A Celtic fans
A Celtic fans stands among Liverpool fans on The Kop in 2003. Photograph: Ian Hodgson/Reuters
  1. Celtic beat Liverpool and which other English club en route to the 2003 Uefa Cup final?

    1. Arsenal

    2. Blackburn Rovers

    3. Bolton Wanderers

    4. Newcastle United

  2. Aberdeen last played an English club in Europe in 1981. Who did they face – and beat – in the first round of the Uefa Cup?

    1. Liverpool

    2. Nottingham Forest

    3. Ipswich Town

    4. Aston Villa

  3. When Celtic beat Leeds in the second leg of the European Cup semi-final at Hampden Park in 1970 the attendance set a record for a Uefa match between club sides. What was it?

    1. 98,052

    2. 105,000

    3. 121,004

    4. 136,505

  4. What was the first Anglo-Scottish match played in a European competition?

    1. Celtic v Liverpool

    2. Rangers v Wolves

    3. Celtic v Leeds

    4. Dundee United v Leicester City

  5. Which of these fixtures has been played most between English and Scottish sides in European football?

    1. Manchester United v Rangers

    2. Liverpool v Celtic

    3. Arsenal v Dundee United

    4. Tottenham v Hearts

  6. Which English player scored for Rangers against Leeds in the European Cup in November 1992?

    1. Trevor Steven

    2. Gary Stevens

    3. Mark Hateley

    4. Dale Gordon

  7. Before Aberdeen v Burnley, what was the last Europa League/Uefa Cup meeting between an English and Scottish side?

    1. Tottenham Hotspur v Hearts

    2. Hearts v Liverpool

    3. Fulham v Kilmarnock

    4. Celtic v Manchester City

  8. Dundee United were involved in a rollicking two-legged 5-4 aggregate defeat by which English team in the 1984-85 Uefa Cup third round?

    1. Everton

    2. Ipswich Town

    3. Liverpool

    4. Manchester United

  9. Which player scored a 30-yard free-kick to ensure a 1-0 home victory over Manchester United that took Celtic into the knockout phase of the Champions League in 2006?

    1. Thomas Gravesen

    2. Shunsuke Nakamura

    3. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

    4. Neil Lennon

  10. Which Liverpool player ran 70 yards to score against Celtic in the 2-2 draw at Celtic Park in 1997?

    1. Michael Owen

    2. Steve McManaman

    3. Robbie Fowler

    4. Patrik Berger

Solutions

1:B - Celtic won 1-0 at Celtic Park and 2-0 at Ewood Park, where Chris Sutton scored against his former club., 2:C - Alex Ferguson oversaw Aberdeen's 4-2 aggregate win. This result helped to put the pain of a 5-0 aggregate defeat by Liverpool in the 1980-81 European Cup behind them., 3:D - It's fair to say Hampden Park was chocka. , 4:B - Rangers won the 1960-61 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final 3-1 on aggregate., 5:B - The clubs have met only three times in European competition but it is still the most common fixture between English and Scottish sides. Liverpool have won two of the ties and Celtic one. , 6:C - The Derby-born forward lashed home a 20-yard strike after two minutes in the first leg at Elland Road. Rangers won the tie between the English and Scottish champions 4-2 on aggregate, making Rangers the reigning unofficial champions of Britain as a competitive match has not been played between champions of both nations since., 7:B - They met in the Europa League play-off round in 2012-13. Liverpool won 2-1 on aggregate., 8:D - Having shocked Ron Atkinson's side by drawing 2-2 at Old Trafford, Dundee went down 3-2 in the second leg after an own goal by Gary McGinnis and goals from Mark Hughes and Arnold Muhren put Manchester United through., 9:B - The Japan international was not the only Celtic hero; Artur Boruc saved a penalty from Louis Saha in the 90th minute., 10:B - Liverpool were losing 2-1 with one minute remaining when the midfielder picked the ball up deep in his own half before waltzing off upfield to score a stunning equaliser. The goal saw Liverpool through on away goals after a 0-0 draw in the second leg.

Scores

  1. 10 and above.

    Incredible! Maradona, Pelé, Messi, Ronaldo … they have nothing on you.

  2. 9 and above.

    Beaten in the final but you should be very proud. What a performance!

  3. 8 and above.

    Great stuff. You have a bright future

  4. 7 and above.

    Well done. With a little more movement up front you could go far

  5. 6 and above.

    Not bad. If you work on your finishing you could win something

  6. 5 and above.

    Mid-table

  7. 4 and above.

    You've been knocked out in the second round.

  8. 3 and above.

    You're getting relegated … to the Highland League.

  9. 2 and above.

    That feeling you have is shame.

  10. 0 and above.

    Dear me. You're the Brechin City of the football quizzing world. No, scratch that. You're even worse than them.

  11. 1 and above.

    Go home and have a good long think about this.

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