frbleus1-5, Exercise 3: Saint-Étienne and Celtic

Model answer (check the details):

In common:
- Both clubs came from industrial cities rather than the capital, with large local followings and strong ties to their communities.
- Both reached the European Cup final with largely home-grown or locally developed teams and a coach who built a distinctive style (Herbin at Saint-Étienne, Jock Stein at Celtic).
- Both are remembered as symbols of their cities and their countries.

Different:
- Celtic won the European Cup in 1967, beating Inter Milan in Lisbon; Saint-Étienne lost the 1976 final to Bayern Munich.
- Celtic's team was drawn almost entirely from Scotland and the Glasgow area, while Saint-Étienne included foreign players, such as the Yugoslav goalkeeper.
- Saint-Étienne's golden era ended in a financial scandal (the black fund of 1982), whereas Celtic's ended with ageing players and rivals (check).

Conclusion: both are cases of a provincial or non-capital club representing a nation, but one has a victory and the other a legend of defeat.

Care: check the details of line-ups and results in UEFA records and club histories.