The return of the photo of the day feature looks back to the 1980 European Cup Quarter Final when Celtic visited the Bernabeu to defend their 2-0 advantage from the first leg.
Club captain Danny McGrain can be seen exchanging pennants with José Martínez Sánchez, better known by his nickname of ‘Pirri’.
Danny McGrain collects a pennant before the 2nd leg of the 1980 European Cup Quarter Final in the Bernabeu pic.twitter.com/tXQ9URYAJT
— Liam Kelly (@cfcliamk96) October 11, 2021
The versatile Spaniard captained Madrid and won 1 European Cup, 10 La Liga and 4 Spanish Cups with the club. A warrior, he played the 1971 final of the European Cup Winner’s Cup with his arm in a sling, and the 1975 Copa del Rey final with fever and a broken jaw.
Unfortunately for Celtic, his team successfully overturned the first leg deficit by beating the Hoops 3-0 in the Spanish capital. Nevertheless, the memories of the last time that Celtic reached this stage of the European Cup/Champions League are fantastic to look back on.
