MARTIN O'NEILL'S Celtic side used the Amsterdam ArenA as a launch pad to Europe.
Eleven years later, Neil Lennon hopes his team can retrace their steps to the Champions League.
The 3-1 victory in the opening qualifier of 2001-02 was a seminal moment in the development of the team O'Neill had built with a view to re-establishing the Parkhead club on the European stage. At the heart of his side was Lennon, who made his European debut for the club against Ajax, who included a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rafael van der Vaart in their ranks, along with Shota Arveladze and Cristian Chivu.
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