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How Celtic's infamous night of pain unfolded as Atletico legend reveals fear Jimmy Johnstone could have lost head

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Miguel Reina reckons Atletico Madrid team mate Ruben Diaz could have taken Jimmy Johnstone's head off in their battle with Celtic nearly 50 years ago.

The 1974 clash in Glasgow is thought to be the dirtiest game Celtic have taken part in - as Atleti saw three red cards with a further seven shown yellow as they earned a 0-0 draw before winning at the Estadio Vicente Calderon to reach the European Cup final.Diaz, who previously played against Celtic in the Intercontinental Cup for Argentina's Racing Club, was one of the trio shown their marching orders at Celtic Park for an assault on Johnstone.

And Reina - whose son Pepe has followed in his goalkeeping footsteps and turned out for Liverpool, Napoli and now Aston Villa - is scared by the

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