Many Celtic fans are proud with former stars set to contest Champions League final

Tottenham Hotspur will take on Liverpool in this year’s Champions League final.

The two Premier League club’s produced stunning comebacks against Ajax and Barcelona to book their places at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on June 1.

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It is the first time the trophy will be won by and English club since Chelsea’s triumph against Bayern Munich in 2013, and the first all-English final since 2008.

Furthermore, it will be a chance for managers Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp to win their first piece of silverware with their respective clubs.

After Spurs booked their place following the 3-3 aggregate win over Ajax, many Celtic fans were quick to realise that it would mean that two of their former key players would be taking each other on in Madrid.

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Virgil van Dijk and Victor Wanyama were never really teammates at Parkhead, with the Kenyan leaving for Southampton just a month after the Dutchman signed.

But both played a couple of seasons in Scotland, with both winning two league titles and a domestic cup each.

Reds full-back Andy Robertson was also on Celtic’s books as a youngster, but was released at U15 level.

Celtic fans react

As the reality of the former Hoops’ situation dawned on them, many Celtic fans reacted with pride, while some simply couldn’t hide their smugness:

Wanyama vs Van Dijk in a CL final. Not bad for a Mickey Mouse league eh?
— ? HAIL CESAR ? ????????? (@Seanypatrick99) 8 May 2019

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Uefa Champions League Final
Victor Wanyama V. Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson
Hail Hail, Still No Watching It But
— kenny mcginlay (@kennybhoy1967) 9 May 2019

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Basically the Neil Lennon Champions League Final
Two of his most famous sons go head to head.
Wanyama vs Virgil van Dijk pic.twitter.com/h9xRzad6xe
— CeltsAreHere (@CeltsAreHere) 8 May 2019

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Madness that wanyama and van dijk are in the champions league final only a few years after leaving Celtic
— Kevin? (@kevinbarryUTLR) 9 May 2019

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Wanyama, Robertson and Virgil Van Dijk All in the UCL Final. All have been in the club at Celtic. ? ??
— Andrew Mulholland (@Andrew_M1967) 8 May 2019

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There is one thing I’ve said consistently about lennon and that is he has a great eye for a player as Van Dijk and Wanyama would testify among others. It’s one of his strengths. ??. Hope he can find some gold nuggets this year. ??
— Stengo7 (@stengo7) 8 May 2019

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Two ex celts Van dijk and Wanyama in the Champions League final. Amazing to see ????
— Sean McCrory (@SeanMcCrory8) 8 May 2019

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only good thing we can say about spurs Liverpool final is that wanyama and van dijk will be playing in it
— rachelfleming67 (@rachelfleming67) 8 May 2019

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Wanyama, Robertson & Van Dijk in the Champions League final, not bad coming from that wee diddy scottish league.
— UntilTom? (@delbhoy0077) 8 May 2019

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Virgil van dijk will face up to victor wanyama in the champions league final both ex celtic players signed by neil lennon ,,,, take a bow lenny
— ☘️TOGA☘️CSC☘️GOVAN☘️ (@CscToga) 8 May 2019

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Wanyama v Van Dijk in the Champions League final. Never EVER thought I’d be tweeting that a few years ago. Class.
— Paul (@P__67) 8 May 2019

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Either Virgil van Dijk or Victor Wanyama is going to win the Champions League, so either way, that’s a decent gold star in Neil Lennon’s feather
— Colm Currie (@MongooseColm) 8 May 2019

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Wanyama and Van Dijk in the CL final. I feel so proud. pic.twitter.com/n38HJuma4Q
— CharlieMoran (@Pope_Charlie_M) 8 May 2019

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