Photo Of The Day: Celtic Fans In Stuttgart (2003)

The Road to Seville was a magical adventure. Every round seemed to bring top class opposition and phenomenal new away trips, with a huge Celtic support in tow.

One such occasion was the UEFA Cup fourth round second leg on 27 February 2003. Celtic had beaten Stuttgart 3-1 in the first leg at Paradise. That result was impressive for a number of reasons. Firstly, Henrik Larsson was out injured due to his broken jaw and John Hartson was suspended, Stuttgart were a top class side who finished the season in second place in the German Bundesliga and Celtic had to come from a goal down to earn the win.

Travelling to Germany, Celtic were still without Larsson but did name a strong side: Douglas, Laursen, Valgaeren, Balde, Agathe, Lambert, Thompson, Lennon, Petrov, Sutton, Hartson.

Goals from Alan Thompson and Chris Sutton gave Celtic an early 2-0 lead (5-1 on aggregate), before Stuttgart created a bit of panic by winning the game 3-2.

The huge Celtic support celebrated wildly, in what was arguably the best away trip of the run to the Final.

The follow pictures constitute our photo(s) of the day, as they’re all superb and can’t be narrowed down to one:

About Author

Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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