On this day in 2003, Celtic beat Anderlecht 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League. With a European game tonight, albeit in the Europa League, Celtic will be hoping for a repeat of this performance.
The game featured a young Vincent Kompany at the heart of the Belgian side’s defence and he was terrorised by the deadly trio of Hartson, Sutton and Larsson. To this day, he recalls this game as his toughest test.
It was Larsson who go on the scoresheet first with a delightful deft header. The late Liam Miller made it two, just minutes later, before Sutton completed the rout with a third goal on 29 minutes. Celtic had won the game before half time and a 77th minute goal from the visitors was little more than a consolation strike.
Full time: Celtic 3-1 Anderlecht
