1971_European_Cup_Final

1971 European Cup final

1971 European Cup final

Football match

The 1971 European Cup final was a football match played on 2 June 1971 at Wembley Stadium between Dutch side Ajax and Greek side Panathinaikos, to determine the champions of the 1970–71 European Cup. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final to Italian club AC Milan; Panathinaikos were appearing in their first.

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The teams walk out before the final.

Both teams progressed through four rounds to reach the final. Ajax comfortably won all of their ties by two goals, except for their 5–1 aggregate victory against Swiss team Basel in the second round. Panathinaikos' matches were close affairs, with the exception of their 7–1 aggregate victory against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the first round. Their quarter-final and semi-final victories were both won via the away goals rule.

Watched by a crowd of 83,179, Ajax took the lead in the 5th minute when Dick van Dijk scored. Ajax extended their lead in the 87th minute when a shot by Arie Haan deflected off defender Anthimos Kapsis and went into the Panathinaikos goal, giving Ajax its first European Cup victory by a score of 2–0.[1]

Route to the final

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Match

Details

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Attendance: 83,179
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Ajax
Panathinaikos
GK1Netherlands Heinz Stuy
SW2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velibor Vasović (c)
DF3Netherlands Wim Suurbier
DF4Netherlands Barry Hulshoff
MF6Netherlands Nico Rijndersdownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF7Netherlands Johan Neeskens
FW8Netherlands Sjaak Swartdownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF9Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
FW10Netherlands Dick van Dijk
FW11Netherlands Piet Keizer
MF14Netherlands Johan Cruyff
Substitutes:
DF12West Germany Horst Blankenburgupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF15Netherlands Arie Haanupward-facing green arrow 46'
GK Netherlands Sies Wever [nl]
MF Netherlands Ruud Suurendonk [nl]
Manager:
Netherlands Rinus Michels
GK1Greece Takis Ikonomopoulos
DF2Greece Yiannis Tomaras
DF3Greece Giorgios Vlachos [el]
MF4Greece Kostas Eleftherakis
MF5Greece Aristidis Kamaras
DF6Greece Frangiskos Sourpis
MF7Greece Haris Grammos
FW8Greece Totis Filakouris
FW9Greece Antonis Antoniadis
FW10Greece Mimis Domazos (c)
DF11Greece Anthimos Kapsis
Substitutes:
GK Greece Vasilis Konstantinou
DF Greece Victor Mitropoulos
DF Greece Kostas Athanasopoulos [it]
DF Greece Mitsos Dimitriou
MF Greece Dimitris Kaligeris
Manager:
Hungary Ferenc Puskás

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Maldonado 'Maldini', Julio; Leveridge, Sam. "The 50 best games in history: Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, European Cup 1971". Marca. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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