1977–78 European Cup

The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against Brugge. The match finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after 90 minutes, five of them won by English clubs.

1977–78 European Cup
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates19 August 1977 – 10 May 1978
Teams31
Final positions
Champions Liverpool (2nd title)
Runners-up Brugge
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored162 (2.75 per match)
Attendance1,787,690 (30,300 per match)
Top scorer(s) Allan Simonsen (5 goals)

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Celtic 5 6 11
Jeunesse Esch 0 1 1 Celtic 2 0 2
Basel 1 1 2 Wacker 1 3 4
Wacker 3 0 3 Wacker 3 0 3
Red Star Belgrade 3 3 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach (a) 1 2 3
Sligo Rovers 0 0 0 Red Star Belgrade 0 1 1
Vasas 0 1 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 5 8
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 1 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 2
Benfica (p) 0 0 0 (4) Liverpool 1 3 4
Torpedo Moscow 0 0 0 (1) Benfica 1 1 2
Trabzonspor 1 0 1 Boldklubben 1903 0 0 0
Boldklubben 1903 0 2 2 Benfica 1 1 2
Liverpool 2 4 6
Liverpool 5 1 6
Dynamo Dresden 2 1 3 Dynamo Dresden 1 2 3
Halmstad 0 2 2 Liverpool 1
Levski-Spartak 3 2 5 Brugge 0
Śląsk Wrocław 0 2 2 Levski-Spartak 1 1 2
Lillestrøm 2 0 2 Ajax 2 2 4
Ajax 0 4 4 Ajax 1 1 2 (0)
Valur 1 0 1 Juventus 1 1 2 (3)
Glentoran 0 2 2 Glentoran 0 0 0
Omonia 0 0 0 Juventus 1 5 6
Juventus 3 2 5 Juventus 1 0 1
KuPS 0 2 2 Brugge 0 2 2
Brugge 4 5 9 Club Brugge 2 0 2
Floriana 1 0 1 Panathinaikos 0 1 1
Panathinaikos 1 4 5 Brugge 2 2 4
Dukla Prague 1 0 1 Atlético Madrid 0 3 3
Nantes (a) 1 0 1 Nantes 1 1 2
Dinamo București 2 0 2 Atlético Madrid 1 2 3
Atlético Madrid 1 2 3

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic 11–1 Jeunesse Esch 5–0 6–1
Basel 2–3 Wacker 1–3 1–0
Red Star Belgrade 6–0 Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0
Vasas 1–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–1
Benfica 0–0 (4–1 p) Torpedo Moscow 0–0 0–0
Trabzonspor 1–2 Boldklubben 1903 1–0 0–2
Liverpool Bye – –
Dynamo Dresden 3–2 Halmstad 2–0 1–2
Levski-Spartak 5–2 Śląsk Wrocław 3–0 2–2
Lillestrøm 2–4 Ajax 2–0 0–4
Valur 1–2 Glentoran 1–0 0–2
Omonia 0–5 Juventus 0–3 0–2
KuPS 2–9 Club Brugge 0–4 2–5
Floriana 1–5 Panathinaikos 1–1 0–4
Dukla Prague 1–1 (a) Nantes 1–1 0–0
Dinamo București 2–3 Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2

First leg
Celtic 5–0 Jeunesse Esch
MacDonald 15'
Craig 33', 58'
Wilson 36'
McLaughlin 83'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eamonn Farrell (Ireland)
Basel 1–3 Wacker
Von Wartburg 22' Report Welzl 41', 45' (pen.)
Constantini 51'
Attendance: 17,361[1]
Referee: Achille Verbecke (France)
Red Star Belgrade 3–0 Sligo Rovers
Džajić 54', 80'
Filipović 67'		 Report
Attendance: 22,647[2]
Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)
Vasas 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer 17'
Simonsen 34'
Wohlers 45'
Attendance: 27,000[3]
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Trabzonspor 1–0 Boldklubben 1903
Ergün 75' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)
Dynamo Dresden 2–0 Halmstad
Heidler 70'
Schade 84'		 Report
Attendance: 29,708[4]
Referee: Panayotis Koliropoulos (Greece)
Levski-Spartak 3–0 Śląsk Wrocław
Panov 20'
Milanov 40', 43'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Valentin Lipatov (USSR)
Lillestrøm 2–0 Ajax
Lønstad 1'
Johansen 13'		 Report
Attendance: 20,035[5]
Referee: William Anderson (Scotland)
Valur 1–0 Glentoran
Bergs 38' Report
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)
Omonia 0–3 Juventus
Report Bettega 34'
Fanna 42'
Virdis 59'
Attendance: 7,500[6]
Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria)
KuPS 0–4 Club Brugge
Report Vandereycken 49'
Cools 51'
Lambert 64'
Davies 78'
Attendance: 2,560[7]
Referee: Eldar Zade (Soviet Union)
Floriana 1–1 Panathinaikos
Xuereb 16' Report Aslanidis 26'
Attendance: 7,888[8]
Referee: Dusan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)
Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes
Vízek 54' Report Amisse 35'
Attendance: 13,885
Referee: Werner Spiegl (Austria)
Dinamo București 2–1 Atlético Madrid
Vrînceanu 14'
Georgescu 73'		 Report Pereira 58'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Second leg
Jeunesse Esch 1–6 Celtic
Giuliani 30' Report Lennox 30', 66'
Glavin 52'
McGrain 56'
Eðvaldsson 66', 76'
Attendance: 3,580[9]
Referee: Siem Wellinga (Netherlands)

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.

Wacker 0–1 Basel
Report Maissen 62'
Attendance: 14,000

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sligo Rovers 0–3 Red Star Belgrade
Report Filipović 5', 60'
Jovanović 43'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Vasas
Simonsen 64' Report Izsó 77'
Attendance: 15,000

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.

Torpedo Moscow 0–0 (aet) Benfica
Report
Penalties
1–4
Attendance: 25,000

Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.

Boldklubben 1903 2–0 Trabzonspor
Francker 40', 82' Report
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Rolf Ericsson (Sweden)

Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.

Halmstad 2–1 Dynamo Dresden
Johansson 17'
Larsson 88'		 Report Heidler 64'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Alf Grey (England)

Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.

Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 Levski-Spartak
Pawłowski 22'
Kopycki 75'		 Report Panov 29', 58'
Attendance: 25,000

Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ajax 4–0 Lillestrøm
Birkelund 10' (o.g.)
Geels 31'
Ling 51', 72'		 Report
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Anders Mattsson (Finland)

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

Glentoran 2–0 Valur
Robson 18'
Jamison 73'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Johannes-Frederik Beck (Netherlands)

Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.

Juventus 2–0 Omonia
Boninsegna 11'
Virdis 75'		 Report
Attendance: 13,984
Referee: Marcel Hermann (Luxembourg)

Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.

Club Brugge 5–2 KuPS
Davies 17', 35'
Vandereycken 33'
Simoen 47'
Maes 85'		 Report Mönkkönen 20'
Loikkanen 63'
Attendance: 12,145
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos 4–0 Floriana
Álvarez 24'
Antoniadis 35', 40' (pen.)
Gonios 85'		 Report
Attendance: 10,838
Referee: Constantin Dinulescu (Romania)

Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.

Nantes 0–0 Dukla Prague
Report
Attendance: 16,353

Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes. Nantes won on away goals.

Atlético Madrid 2–0 Dinamo București
Benegas 67'
Cano 81'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Klaus Ohmsen (West Germany)

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic 2–4 Wacker 2–1 0–3
Red Star Belgrade 1–8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 1–5
Benfica 2–0 Boldklubben 1903 1–0 1–0
Liverpool 6–3 Dynamo Dresden 5–1 1–2
Levski-Spartak 2–4 Ajax 1–2 1–2
Glentoran 0–6 Juventus 0–1 0–5
Club Brugge 2–1 Panathinaikos 2–0 0–1
Nantes 2–3 Atlético Madrid 1–1 1–2

First leg
Celtic 2–1 Wacker
Craig 49'
Burns 78'		 Report Kriess 54'
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
Red Star Belgrade 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer 16'
Heynckes 45'
Simonsen 76'
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Orhan Cebe (Turkey)
Benfica 1–0 Boldklubben 1903
Pietra 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 40,000
Liverpool 5–1 Dynamo Dresden
Hansen 14'
Case 21', 57'
Neal 44' (pen.)
Kennedy 66'		 Report Häfner 76'
Attendance: 39,876
Levski-Spartak 1–2 Ajax
Voynov 80' (pen.) Report Geels 30'
Erkens 79'
Attendance: 70,000
Glentoran 0–1 Juventus
Report Causio 38'
Attendance: 30,000
Club Brugge 2–0 Panathinaikos
Davies 24' (pen.)
Cools 72'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Nantes 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Lacombe 48' Report Marcial 42'
Attendance: 23,948[10]
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Second leg
Wacker 3–0 Celtic
Welzl 4'
Stering 21'
Oberacher 27'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 Red Star Belgrade
Simonsen 17', 32'
Heynckes 60'
Nikolić 62' (o.g.)
Wittkamp 87'		 Report Sušić 44'
Attendance: 16,000[11]

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.

Boldklubben 1903 0–1 Benfica
Report Pietra 50'
Attendance: 17,100[12]
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden 2–1 Liverpool
Kotte 47'
Sachse 52'		 Report Heighway 67'
Attendance: 34,100[13]

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.

Ajax 2–1 Levski-Spartak
Lerby 42'
Geels 53'		 Report Milanov 44'
Attendance: 15,500[14]
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

Juventus 5–0 Glentoran
Virdis 10', 20'
Boninsegna 53'
Fanna 70'
Benetti 77'		 Report
Attendance: 23,064[15]
Referee: Francisc Coloşi (Romania)

Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos 1–0 Club Brugge
Gonios 82' Report
Attendance: 25,000

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid 2–1 Nantes
Cano 76'
Pereira 80'		 Report Lacombe 31'
Attendance: 54,000[16]

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wacker 3–3 (a) Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 0–2
Benfica 2–6 Liverpool 1–2 1–4
Ajax 2–2 (0–3 p) Juventus 1–1 1–1
Club Brugge 4–3 Atlético Madrid 2–0 2–3

First leg
Wacker 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Koncilia 8'
Kriess 23'
Schwarz 27'		 Report Heynckes 63'
Attendance: 17,000
Benfica 1–2 Liverpool
Nené 13' Report Case 36'
Hughes 71'
Attendance: 80,000
Ajax 1–1 Juventus
Van Dord 86' Report Causio 89'
Attendance: 37,000[17]
Club Brugge 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Courant 44'
De Cubber 57'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000[18]

Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Wacker
Bonhof 19' (pen.)
Heynckes 32'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Wacker 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.

Liverpool 4–1 Benfica
Callaghan 6'
Dalglish 17'
McDermott 78'
Neal 88'		 Report Nené 25'
Attendance: 48,364
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.

Juventus 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ajax
Tardelli 21' Report Ling 80'
Penalties
Gentile
Benetti
Cabrini
Causio 		3–0 Geels
Van Dord
Ling
Attendance: 68,497[19]

Ajax 2–2 Juventus on aggregate. Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.

Atlético Madrid 3–2 Club Brugge
Benegas 20'
Pina 30', 62'		 Report Cools 60'
Lambert 69'
Attendance: 70,000

Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–4 Liverpool 2–1 0–3
Juventus 1–2 Club Brugge 1–0 0–2

First leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Liverpool
Hannes 28'
Bonhof 89'		 Report Johnson 88'
Attendance: 62,000[20]
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)
Juventus 1–0 Club Brugge
Bettega 86' Report
Attendance: 62,341[21]
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Second leg
Liverpool 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kennedy 6'
Dalglish 35'
Case 56'		 Report
Attendance: 51,500[22]

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Brugge 2–0 (a.e.t.) Juventus
Bastijns 3'
Vandereycken 116'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1978 European Cup Final
Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge
Dalglish 64' Report MatchCentre
Attendance: 92,500[23]

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977–78 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach 5
2 Jimmy Case Liverpool 4
Roger Davies Club Brugge 4
Jupp Heynckes Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
Pietro Paolo Virdis Juventus 4
6 Julien Cools Club Brugge 3
Joe Craig Celtic 3
Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 3
Ruud Geels Ajax 3
Tschen La Ling Ajax 3
Kiril Milanov Levski-Spartak 3
Pavel Panov Levski-Spartak 3
René Vandereycken Club Brugge 3
Kurt Welzl Wacker 3

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