Some of Memorable Moments

Maybe few people might know that Hibernians played against giant worldwide football clubs in European competitions. This could be happened because in the old days the European competitions system could allow giant clubs play against smaller clubs such as the Maltese Clubs.

Hibernians played against Manchester United in the Uefa Champions League in 1967-68 with a memorable result of 0-0 in Malta even tough in England they lost 4-0, this was the year when Manchester United won their first Champions League.

Hibernians FC vs Manchester United FC magazine

Another memorable result was against Spanish giants of Real Madrid in 1970-71 when again in Malta they ended in a draw of 0-0.

Another memorable moment was when Hibs won the first round against champions of Ireland, Shelbourne in the Uefa Champions League in 2002-03. The first leg which was played in Malta ended in a draw of 2-2 which left the Maltese side feeling that they are out of competition but when they played in Ireland Hibs managed to win 0-1 and qualified for the next round.