ON THIS DAY

Liverpool played their first match back in European competition following the tragic events at the Heysel Stadium in 1985. After a five year ban on English clubs in Europe and further one year on Liverpool alone the Merseysiders beat Finnish side Kuusysi Lahti 6-1 at Anfield in a UEFA Cup tie.

When you think of European nights you think of big crowds, plenty of atmosphere, a special occasion. Not always so. When Dundee United visited Hafnarfjörður in Iceland for a UEFA Cup First Round tie on this day in 1990 the attendance was a mahoosive......263.