Battles of Britain: England v Scotland in the European Cup (part one)

Liverpool and Glasgow Rangers were drawn in the same Champions League group this season. They played each other twice. Liverpool won the first match 2-0 in Liverpool and 7-1 in Glasgow. It was the teams' first competitive meeting. If they had won their European finals, they would have met in this year's European Super Cup Final. There are only four European Cup or Champions' League meetings between English and Scottish teams in history.

Celtic and Leeds met in the European Cup semi-final in 1970. Leeds won the league title in 1969 and were chasing a treble. Celtic had won nine successive league championships and was chasing the same trebles. George Connolly scored the only goal of the first leg at Elland Road. Billy Bremner equalised in second leg. The match was watched by 136,505 people. It was played at Hampden Park. The second half was won by Leeds. They were playing against Chelsea in FA Cup Final at Wembley. Their opponents were Manchester United. There was a replay at Old Trafford. In the second game, Leeds beat Chelsea.

Aberdeen and Liverpool played each other in the European Cup in 1980. The match was played at Pittodrie on October 22nd, 1980 and the result was 1-0. The media had a lot of fun with the match. Bob Paisley called Gordon Strachan the best player in Britain. He was also pressing for him to be included in Scotland's national team. Liverpool won the game. It was the first time a European cup tie was contested between two Scottish sides. They won both legs. There was a rivalry between the English and Scottish media. Some of the players from Scotland were playing in English leagues.