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)
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         Liverpool 2 4 6  
 bye       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: 18,000
Referee: Achille Verbecke (France)
Red Star Belgrade 3–0 Sligo Rovers
Džajić  54', 80'
Filipović  67'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)
Vasas 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report Schäfer  17'
Simonsen  34'
Wohlers  45'
Attendance: 40,000
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: 30,000
Referee: Panayotis Koliropoulos (Greece)
Levski-Spartak 3–0 Śląsk Wrocław
Panov  20'
Milanov  40', 43'		 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Valentin Lipatov (USSR)
Lillestrøm 2–0 Ajax
Lønstad  1'
Johansen  13'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
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: 12,000
Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria)
KuPS 0–4 Club Brugge
Report Vandereycken  49'
Cools  51'
Lambert  64'
Davies  78'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eldar Zade (Soviet Union)
Floriana 1–1 Panathinaikos
Xuereb  16' Report Aslanidis  26'
Attendance: 12,000
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: 3,500
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

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
Stade Marcel-Saupin, Nantes
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 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: 75,000
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: 24,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Second leg
Wacker 3–0 Celtic
Welzl  4'
Stering  21'
Oberacher  27'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Cesare Gussoni (Italy)

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: 15,000

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.

Boldklubben 1903 0–1 Benfica
Report Pietra  50'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden 2–1 Liverpool
Kotte  47'
Sachse  52'		 Report Heighway  67'
Attendance: 33,000

Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.

Ajax 2–1 Levski-Spartak
Lerby  41'
Geels  53'		 Report Milanov  41'
Attendance: 20,000
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: 35,000
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: 64,000

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: 35,000
Club Brugge 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Courant  44'
De Cubber  57'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000

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: 67,000

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: 67,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)
Juventus 1–0 Club Brugge
Bettega  86' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Second leg
Liverpool 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kennedy  6'
Dalglish  35'
Case  56'		 Report
Attendance: 54,000

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: 92,000

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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