Tottenham and Lyon met in the second round of the 1967/68 European Cup Winners’ Cup, Louis Hon’s side overcoming Bill Nicholson’s Spurs on away goals, following a 1-0 win at home and a 4-3 defeat at White Hart Lane.
Let’s hope AVB and the players have better luck this evening – it won’t be an easy match by any means.
The teams for the first leg at the Stade de Gerland on 29 November 1967 were:
Lyon: Chauveau, Flohic, Kuffer, Lhomme, Rocco, Maison, Schwinn, Di Nallo, Guy, Lekkak, Rambert.
Tottenham: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Greaves, Hoy, MacKay, Mullery, Robertson, Venables, Gilzean, Jones.
The teams for the White Hart Lane return on 13 December 1967 were:
Tottenham: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Bond, Greaves, Hoy, MacKay, Robertson, Venables, Gilzean, Jones.
Lyon: Chauveau, Flohic, Kuffer, Lhomme, Rocco, Maison, Schwinn, Bouassa, Di Nallo, Pin, Rambert.
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