Celtic to Seville movie will see fans trip for 2003 UEFA Cup Final immortalised on screen

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The journey made by 80,000 Celtic fans to Spain for their team’s appearance in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final is being immortalised in a new film.

The production, entitled Seville, will begin shooting across Scotland and various European countries next spring. Filmmakers say it will be an “uploading road movie ” which will capture the lead-up to the match when the Parkhead side took on Porto.

Seville follows the character of James ‘Thommo’ Thompson and his pals as they break his terminally ill uncle from hospital and drive him from Glasgow to Spain in a bid to get to the game.Plagued by obstacles, the group see their friendships put to the test, unsure if ‘Uncle Davie’ will survive the pilgrimage to the 52,000-seater Stadio Olympico.Supporters famously travelled in their droves to witness history, with only around 35,000 already having tickets.Some 33 charter planes took off from Glasgow Airport in a single morning with more than 9000 fans on board.The Spanish transport system seized up, with trains fully booked, and 3000 Celtic supporters are said to have driven from Malaga on mopeds to reach Seville.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.UEFA said the Hoops had brought the largest travelling support ever assembled for a single game.Although they’d lose the final