1971 European Cup Final
The 1971 European Cup Final was a football match between Ajax of the Netherlands and Panathinaikos of Greece on 2 June 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the final match of the 1970–71 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final 4–1 to Italian team A.C. Milan. Panathinaikos were appearing in their first final.
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| Event | 1970–71 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 2 June 1971 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Jack Taylor (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 83,179 | ||||||
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.
Route to the final
| Ajax | Round | Panathinaikos | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 17 Nëntori Tirana |
4–2 | 2–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | First round |  Jeunesse Esch |
7–1 | 2–1 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
 Basel |
5–1 | 3–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Second round |  Slovan Bratislava |
4–2 | 3–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
 Celtic |
3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Everton |
1–1 (a) | 1–1 (A) | 0–0 (H) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Atlético Madrid |
3–1 | 0–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Semi-finals | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Red Star Belgrade |
4–4 (a) | 1–4 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Match
Details
Ajax  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Panathinaikos |
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Van Dijk  5'Haan 87' |
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