Kevin Gallacher was startled to see a church in the Nou Camp tunnel. By the time Dundee United had delivered one of Scottish football’s greatest-ever successes in Europe, it was Barcelona who were left without a prayer.
It may be 33 years to the day since Jim McLean ’s men clattered the Catalans, yet it remains crystal clear in the mind of Gallacher.
Looking at the respective clubs now, it’s hard to imagine that it happened.But back then things were different. Clubs like Barca still had riches which United could never dream about but the gulf wasn’t as great and the Tangerine heroes proved it.Gallacher was among McLean’s maestros as they sank Gary Lineker and Co.Having scored the winner in the first leg, his strike had given United a
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