Kevin McCarra at Celtic Park Thu 13 Mar 2003 21.41 EST 21.41 EST El Hadji Diouf's spit late in this Uefa Cup quarter-final leaves a stain on Liverpool's … "However, I did have a wager with a few of them, so I owe Lenny a night out!“You underestimate Lenny at your peril. "I have quite a few Rangers friends in business who subscribed to that viewpoint. An Alan Thompson free-kick and a stunning strike from John Hartson secured a relatively comfortable passage for Martin O'Neill's side into the semi-finals.It was another lacklustre display from a Liverpool side who are left with little to play for in a disappointing season.After a 1-1 draw in Scotland, Celtic knew they needed to come out and attack from the off and they were more than willing to do so.Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann went close in the early stages with a vicious shot after Vladimir Smicer had dummied a Danny Murphy corner.But Celtic were soon on the offensive with Thompson intercepting a stray Hamann pass in a dangerous area before shooting over.Henrik Larsson curled a free-kick from 30 yards that Jerzy Dudek acrobatically turned around the post.Larsson's strike partner Hartson was a constant menace for the Liverpool defence and he was just off target with two headers.He nodded just over from a Paul Lambert free-kick before heading wide from a fine driven cross by Larsson.The home side had their chances, with Emile Heskey slicing well wide from close range after a brilliant run from Michael Owen.Steven Gerrard went even closer with a fine strike from well outside the area that Rab Douglas did well to parry out for a corner.But for much of the opening period Liverpool looked content to sit back and absorb the pressure, knowing a 0-0 draw would be good enough.But that was always likely to be a dangerous game against side who went into the tie having scored in their previous 49 outings.It was little surprise when they made it 50 on the stroke of half-time when Thompson scored from a free-kick.It was a decent effort from the former Bolton winger, but there will be questions asked of the Liverpool wall for allowing the shot to slide underneath them and past a stranded Dudek.Larsson could have added a second when he was one-on-one with the keeper, but Jamie Carragher got back well to deflect his first effort and the Swede's second attempt was wide of the mark.Gerrard was superbly put through by Owen but with just Douglas to beat the midfielder fired straight at the keeper.Dudek had to be at his best to tip over as Larsson again threatened from a corner.But he could do little about Hartson's late strike that made sure of the win and a place in the semis at the expense of their English rivals.Hartson was a constant menace to the Liverpool defence. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's,Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei.
It wrapped up a league and UEFA Cup double for Valencia.

DERMOT DESMOND reckons the current Celtic team would BEAT the team which reached the 2003 Uefa Cup final in Seville.

UEFA Nations … Baltic Cup; UEFA Champion… UEFA Europa L… 2002/2003. It flattered us completely.“Lenny is up for that, he’d give you that same analysis. Guarda la partita completa di Celtic FC vs. Liverpool FC della UEFA Cup di 2002-2003 giocato a Celtic Park (Glasgow) su Footballia "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.DERMOT DESMOND reckons the current Celtic team would BEAT the team which reached the 2003 Uefa Cup final in Seville.The club's Irish supremo has given his assessment of the current state of the.Martin O'Neill's high profile side that year didn't land any silverware but put the likes of Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Stuttgart to the sword as they reached a memorable showpiece against Jose Mourinho's Porto.By contrast, Neil Lennon's current crop have.But Desmond is adamant that the team Neil Lennon has at his disposal right now is up there with anything at the club in the last quarter of a century - even accounting for a world class talent like Henrik Larsson.And they are better than the famous side which his current manager PLAYED IN.Desmond said: "If you asked me if the Celtic team today would beat the one that reached Seville, I’d say, ‘Yes’.”.Whether or not his manager agrees with him on that point or not, Desmond has lavished praise on the Northern Irishman and said that the way he has succeeded since being handed the job after the departure of Brendan Rodgers has won him a few wagers.

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An Alan Thompson free-kick and a stunning strike from John Hartson secured a … The club's Irish supremo has given his … Hartson exchanges a one-two with Larsson, drops a shoulder to beat Hamann and lets fly from 25 yards. The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 2003 between Celtic of Scotland and Porto of Portugal.

Celtic sent Liverpool crashing out of the Uefa Cup with a convincing victory at Anfield.

This was also the first game to use the silver goal rule, although it did not affect the outcome of the game as Porto scored in the second half of extra-time, thus meaning the game had to be played until the end of extra-time. The 2003–04 UEFA Cup was won by Valencia in the final against Marseille. The ball … "As a headline, 5-0 looks great, but it was terrible. "He has been a work in progress for us and repaid our belief.“There were Rangers fans who thought we were handing them the league. He’s very intelligent, he’s got great awareness and integrity. "I'd a discussion with him about winning 5-0 at Ross County.

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