MATCH 2025 - Thursday 21 August 2025

 SEASON  2025/26

Qualifying Round 1st Leg

Venue:  EASTER ROAD STADIUM

HIBERNIAN  1  LEGIA WARSAW  2

Scorers:  Mulligan;  Nsame; Wszolek

My second time attending a Hibernian European tie and like the previous occasion it ended in a narrow one goal defeat.  Hibs started well and could've had the lead in the early stages but a dodgy VAR decision change the course of the game when the Polish side were awarded a penalty.  Before half time they doubled their lead.  

His did have their chances to at least get a draw but passed up several golden opportunities and now face a huge task in Poland to progress to the group stage.

My seat was in the centre of the main stand upper giving a perfect view of the pitch and the whole stadium.  Easter Road is a class ground to watch football

The impressive East Stand - now renamed the Pat Stanton Stand

Match report:  LINK

Personal note:

• This was a new fixture match up for me, in total the 430th fixture I've seen
• My second time seeing Hibs in Europe and the third time seeing Legia
• This was the 13th different opponent I've seen Hibernian play

Kick off

MATCH 1564 - Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Season:  2014/15
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUND 2nd Leg
Venue:  MURRAYFIELD STADIUM(2)

CELTIC    0    LEGIA WARSAW    2

Scorers: Zyro, Kucharczyk

Celtic were comprehensively beaten by their Polish opponents in the Champions League qualifying round.  Playing their second match at their temporary home of Murrayfield in Edinburgh the players looked a shadow of the side under Neil Lennon. 

It was only my second time watching Polish club, the previous game also involved Legia when they played Manchester United in the former UEFA tournament called the Cup-Winners Cup.
The match looks like being Fraser Forster's last match for the club.  In four years Fraser has progressed to being an England international after performing at a very high standard in the Champions League and a with great consistency without his time at the club.

FLASH BACK - Match 511 - 24 April 1991

Season:  1990/91
UEFA CUP WINNERS CUP Semi Final 2nd Leg
Venue:  OLD TRAFFORD

MANCHESTER UNITED  1  LEGIA WARSAW    1

Scorers: Sharp;  Kowalczyk

Great to attend a European semi final and although Man Utd are 3-1 from the first leg it is still an ocassion to remember.