1971–72 European Cup#Second round
{{Short description|17th season of the UEFA club football tournament}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = European Cup
| year = 1971–72
| other_titles =
| image = Rotterdam De Kuip 9.jpg
| size = 275px
| caption = De Kuip in Rotterdam hosted the final.
| country =
| dates = 19 August 1971 – 31 May 1972
| num_teams = 33
| associations = 32
| champion_other = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| matches = 63
| goals = 175
| attendance = 2091421
| top_scorer = Antal Dunai (Újpesti Dózsa)
Johan Cruyff (Ajax)
Lou Macari (Celtic)
Silvester Takač (Standard Liège)
5 goals each
| player =
| updated =
| prevseason = 1970–71
| nextseason = 1972–73
}}
The 1971–72 European Cup was the 17th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Ajax, who beat Inter Milan in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam, on 31 May 1972. It was the second consecutive win for Ajax, as well as third for Netherlands. It was also the first European Cup final where both finalists had previously won and lost competition finals.
Teams
| class="wikitable" |
| {{fbaicon|ALB|1946}} Partizani Tirana {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Wacker Innsbruck {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|BEL}} Standard Liège {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|BUL|1971}} CSKA September Flag {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|CYP|1960}} Olympiakos Nicosia {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|DEN}} Boldklubben 1903 {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|FRA|1830}} Marseille {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|FRG}} Borussia M.Gladbach {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|GRE|1970}} AEK Athens {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|IRL}} Cork Hibernians {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Inter Milan {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|LUX}} Union Luxembourg {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|MLT}} Sliema Wanderers {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|NIR}} Linfield {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|NOR}} Strømsgodset {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|POL|1928}} Górnik Zabrze {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ROU|1965}} Dinamo București {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|SUI}} Grasshopper {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|URS}} CSKA Moscow {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|YUG}} Hajduk Split {{small|(1st)}} |
Preliminary round
=First leg=
{{football box
| date = 19 August 1971
| time =
| team1 = Valencia {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}
| score = 3–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63035--valencia-vs-us-luxembourg/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|LUX}} Union Luxembourg
| goals1 = Forment {{goal|28}}
Claramunt {{goal|56|pen.}}
Valdez {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = Clemen {{goal|16}}
| stadium = Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
| attendance = 10,105
| referee = Michel Kitabdjian (France)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
| date = 24 August 1971
| time =
| team1 = Union Luxembourg {{flagicon|LUX}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63036--us-luxembourg-vs-valencia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Forment {{goal|17}}
| stadium = Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg
| attendance = 3,230
| referee = Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands)
}}
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket|legs=2/2/2/2/1|aggregate=y|compact=n|seeds=n|nowrap=y
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarter-finals
| RD4=Semi-finals
| RD5=Final
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille
| RD1-score01-1=2
| RD1-score01-2=1
| RD1-score01-agg=3
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|POL|1928}} Górnik Zabrze
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-score02-agg=2
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=0
| RD1-score03-agg=2
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GDR}} Dynamo Dresden
| RD1-score04-1=0
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-score04-agg=0
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti
| RD1-score05-1=1
| RD1-score05-2=0
| RD1-score05-agg=1
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
| RD1-score06-1=1
| RD1-score06-2=8
| RD1-score06-agg=9
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|NOR}} Strømsgodset
| RD1-score07-1=1
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-agg=1
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score08-agg=7
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Dinamo București (a)
| RD1-score09-1=0
| RD1-score09-2=2
| RD1-score09-agg=2
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|TCH}} Spartak Trnava
| RD1-score10-1=0
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-agg=2
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| RD1-score11-1=8
| RD1-score11-2=9
| RD1-score11-agg=17
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Olympiakos Nicosia
| RD1-score12-1=0
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-agg=0
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUT}} Wacker Innsbruck
| RD1-score13-1=0
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-agg=1
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-agg=7
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|BUL}} CSKA September Flag
| RD1-score15-1=3
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score15-agg=4
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ALB}} Partizani
| RD1-score16-1=0
| RD1-score16-2=0
| RD1-score16-agg=0
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia (a)
| RD1-score17-1=0
| RD1-score17-2=1
| RD1-score17-agg=1
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|YUG}} Hajduk Split
| RD1-score18-1=0
| RD1-score18-2=1
| RD1-score18-agg=1
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| RD1-score19-1=4
| RD1-score19-2=0
| RD1-score19-agg=4
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
| RD1-score20-1=0
| RD1-score20-2=1
| RD1-score20-agg=1
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|DEN}} Boldklubben 1903
| RD1-score21-1=2
| RD1-score21-2=0
| RD1-score21-agg=2
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| RD1-score22-1=1
| RD1-score22-2=3
| RD1-score22-agg=4
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ISL}} ÍA
| RD1-score23-1=0
| RD1-score23-2=0
| RD1-score23-agg=0
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|MLT}} Sliema Wanderers
| RD1-score24-1=4
| RD1-score24-2=0
| RD1-score24-agg=4
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| RD1-score25-1=4
| RD1-score25-2=2
| RD1-score25-agg=6
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK Athens
| RD1-score26-1=1
| RD1-score26-2=3
| RD1-score26-agg=4
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|IRE}} Cork Hibernians
| RD1-score27-1=0
| RD1-score27-2=1
| RD1-score27-agg=1
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|FRG}} Borussia M.Gladbach
| RD1-score28-1=5
| RD1-score28-2=2
| RD1-score28-agg=7
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray
| RD1-score29-1=1
| RD1-score29-2=0
| RD1-score29-agg=1
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|URS}} CSKA Moscow
| RD1-score30-1=1
| RD1-score30-2=3
| RD1-score30-agg=4
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| RD1-score31-1=2
| RD1-score31-2=3
| RD1-score31-agg=5
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|NIR}} Linfield
| RD1-score32-1=0
| RD1-score32-2=2
| RD1-score32-agg=2
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille
| RD2-score01-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score01-agg=2
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-agg=6
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
| RD2-score03-1=0
| RD2-score03-2=0
| RD2-score03-agg=0
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| RD2-score04-1=2
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-agg=5
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Dinamo București
| RD2-score05-1=0
| RD2-score05-2=0
| RD2-score05-agg=0
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-agg=5
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=0
| RD2-score07-agg=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|BUL}} CSKA September Flag
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score08-2=0
| RD2-score08-agg=1
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia
| RD2-score09-1=0
| RD2-score09-2=1
| RD2-score09-agg=1
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| RD2-score10-1=1
| RD2-score10-2=2
| RD2-score10-agg=3
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| RD2-score11-1=5
| RD2-score11-2=2
| RD2-score11-agg=7
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|MLT|}} Sliema Wanderers
| RD2-score12-1=0
| RD2-score12-2=1
| RD2-score12-agg=1
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| RD2-score13-1=4
| RD2-score13-2=0
| RD2-score13-agg=4
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|FRG}} Borussia M.Gladbach
| RD2-score14-1=2
| RD2-score14-2=0
| RD2-score14-agg=2
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|URS}} CSKA Moscow
| RD2-score15-1=1
| RD2-score15-2=0
| RD2-score15-agg=1
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| RD2-score16-1=0
| RD2-score16-2=2
| RD2-score16-agg=2
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=1
| RD3-score01-agg=3
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=0
| RD3-score02-agg=1
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-agg=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| RD3-score04-1=0
| RD3-score04-2=5
| RD3-score04-agg=5
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| RD3-score05-1=1
| RD3-score05-2=1
| RD3-score05-agg=2
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| RD3-score06-1=2
| RD3-score06-2=1
| RD3-score06-agg=3
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (a)
| RD3-score07-1=1
| RD3-score07-2=1
| RD3-score07-agg=2
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| RD3-score08-1=0
| RD3-score08-2=2
| RD3-score08-agg=2
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=0
| RD4-score01-agg=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| RD4-score02-1=0
| RD4-score02-2=0
| RD4-score02-agg=0
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (p)
| RD4-score03-1=0
| RD4-score03-2=0
| RD4-score03-agg=0 (5)
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| RD4-score04-1=0
| RD4-score04-2=0
| RD4-score04-agg=0 (4)
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| RD5-score01=2
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| RD5-score02=0
}}
First round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Marseille|FRA|3–2|Górnik Zabrze|POL|var2=1928|2–1|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|2–0|Dynamo Dresden|DDR|2–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Reipas Lahti|FIN|1–9|Grasshopper|SUI|1–1|0–8}}
{{TwoLegResult|Strømsgodset|NOR|1–7|Arsenal|ENG|1–3|0–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo București|ROM|var1=1965|2–2 (a)|Spartak Trnava|CSK|0–0|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Feyenoord|NED|17–0|Olympiakos Nicosia|CYP|var2=1960|8–0|9–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Wacker|AUT|1–7|Benfica|POR|0–4|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|CSKA September Flag|BUL|var1=1971|4–0|Partizani|ALB|var2=1946|3–0|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Valencia|ESP|var1=1945|1–1 (a)|Hajduk Split|YUG|0–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Újpesti Dózsa|HUN|4–1|Malmö FF|SWE|4–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Boldklubben 1903|DNK|2–4|Celtic|SCO|2–1|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|ÍA|ISL|0–4|Sliema Wanderers|MLT|0–4|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Inter Milan|ITA|6–4|AEK Athens|GRE|var2=1970|4–1|2–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cork Hibernians|IRL|1–7|Borussia Mönchengladbach|FRG|0–5|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Galatasaray|TUR|1–4|CSKA Moscow|URS|1–1|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Standard Liège|BEL|5–2|Linfield|NIR|2–0|3–2}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Marseille {{flagicon|FRA}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63039--marseille-vs-gornik-zabrze/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|POL|1928}} Górnik Zabrze
| goals1 = Wraży {{goal|45|o.g.}}
Skoblar {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = Lubański {{goal|28}}
| stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
| attendance = 41,707
| referee = Santos Fernando Leite (Portugal)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63063--ajax-vs-dresden/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|DDR}} Dynamo Dresden
| goals1 = Swart {{goal|2}}
Keizer {{goal|19}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
| attendance = 45,027
| referee = Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Reipas Lahti {{flagicon|FIN}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63061--reipas-vs-grasshoppers/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
| goals1 = Lindholm {{goal|75}}
| goals2 = Ohlhauser {{goal|63}}
| stadium = Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti
| attendance = 1,276
| referee = Einar Boström (Sweden)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Strømsgodset {{flagicon|NOR}}
| score = 1–3
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63059--stromsgodset-vs-arsenal/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| goals1 = Pettersen {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = Simpson {{goal|2}}
Wølner {{goal|20|o.g.}}
Kelly {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
| attendance = 21,570
| referee = Georg Krutelew (Finland)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Dinamo București {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63047--dinamo-bucuresti-vs-spartak-trnava/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|CSK}} Spartak Trnava
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
| attendance = 13,200
| referee = Paul Schiller (Finland)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 8–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63037--feyenoord-vs-olympiakos/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Olympiakos Nicosia
| goals1 = Maiwald {{goal|4||32}}
Van Hanegem {{goal|9}}
Schoenmaker {{goal|25||47||49}}
Israël {{goal|82}}
Schneider {{goal|88}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
| attendance = 51,633
| referee = Kaj Bernhard Rasmussen (Denmark)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Wacker {{flagicon|AUT}}
| score = 0–4
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63055--wacker-vs-benfica/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Graça {{goal|15}}
Artur Jorge {{goal|20||82}}
Eusébio {{goal|80}}
| attendance = 7,956
| referee = Liuben Radunchev (Bulgaria)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = CSKA September Flag {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63057--cska-sofia-vs-partizani/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ALB}} Partizani
| goals1 = Atanasov {{goal|20}}
Nikodimov {{goal|44|pen.}}
Marashliev {{goal|65}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 15,670
| referee = Ertuğrul Dilek (Turkey)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Valencia {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63065--valencia-vs-hajduk-split/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|YUG}} Hajduk Split
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
| attendance = 8,045
| referee = John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Újpesti Dózsa {{flagicon|HUN}}
| score = 4–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63051--ujpest-vs-malmo/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF
| goals1 = A. Dunai {{goal|17}}
Bene {{goal|28||64||80}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest
| attendance = 7,833
| referee = Tahir Kalaci (Albania)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Boldklubben 1903 {{flagicon|DEN}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63045--b-1903-vs-celtic/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| goals1 = Johansen {{goal|14||24}}
| goals2 = Macari {{goal|28}}
| stadium = Parken, Copenhague
| attendance = 6,600
| referee = Egil Bergstad (Norway)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 26 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = ÍA {{flagicon|ISL}}
| score = 0–4
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63067--ia-vs-sliema/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MLT}} Sliema Wanderers
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Cocks {{goal|25||57||68}}
Aquilina {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Empire Stadium, Gżira, Gżira
| attendance = 3,516
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Inter Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63049--internazionale-vs-aek/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} AEK Athens
| goals1 = Mazzola {{goal|20}}
Facchetti {{goal|35}}
Jair {{goal|44}}
Boninsegna {{goal|61|pen.}}
| goals2 = Pomonis {{goal|15}}
| attendance = 72,333
| referee = Vital Loraux (Belgium)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Cork Hibernians {{flagicon|IRL}}
| score = 0–5
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63053--cork-hibs-vs-monchengladbach/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRG}} Borussia Mönchengladbach
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Wloka {{goal|5||30}}
Heynckes {{goal|19}}
Le Fevre {{goal|32||39}}
| stadium = Flower Lodge, Cork
| attendance = 8,513
| referee = Robert Schaut (Belgium)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Galatasaray {{flagicon|TUR}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63041--galatasaray-vs-cska-moskva/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|URS}} CSKA Moscow
| goals1 = Güleş {{goal|71}}
| goals2 = Kopeikin {{goal|43}}
| stadium = Mithat Paşa Stadyumu, Istanbul
| attendance = 24,789
| referee = Victor Pădureanu (Romania)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Standard Liège {{flagicon|BEL}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63043--standard-liege-vs-linfield/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Linfield
| goals1 = Semmeling {{goal|33}}
Takač {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 8,755
| referee = Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Górnik Zabrze {{flagicon|POL|1928}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63040--gornik-zabrze-vs-marseille/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille
| goals1 = Anczok {{goal|32}}
| goals2 = Skoblar {{goal|53}}
| stadium = Stadion Śląski, Chorzow
| attendance = 48,617
| referee = Gaspar Pintado Viu (Spain)
}}
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Dynamo Dresden {{flagicon|DDR}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63064--dresden-vs-ajax/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
| attendance = 32,307
| referee = Ken Burns (England)
}}
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Grasshopper {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 8–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63062--grasshoppers-vs-reipas/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Reipas Lahti
| goals1 = Müller {{goal|1||39||71||85}}
Gröbli {{goal|31}}
Schneeberger {{goal|45}}
Meier {{goal|70}}
Mayer {{goal|77}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 4,941
| referee = Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
}}
Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score = 4–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63060--arsenal-vs-stromsgodset/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Strømsgodset
| goals1 = Kennedy {{goal|6}}
Radford {{goal|18||58}}
Armstrong {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 27,176
| referee = Savar Sigurdsson (Iceland)
}}
Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|CSK}}
| score = 2–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63048--spartak-trnava-vs-dinamo-bucuresti/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Dinamo București
| goals1 = Kabát {{goal|40}}
Dobiaš {{goal|69|pen.}}
| goals2 = Popescu {{goal|64||88}}
| stadium = Stadion Trnava, Trnava
| attendance = 23,000
| referee = Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
}}
2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo București won on away goals.
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{{football box
| date = 22 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Olympiakos Nicosia {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}
| score = 0–9
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63038--olympiakos-vs-feyenoord/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Van Hanegem {{goal|6||82}}
Hasil {{goal|11}}
Wery {{goal|20}}
Posthumus {{goal|31||39}}
Israël {{goal|61|pen.|63|pen.|70}}
| stadium = Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
| attendance = 33,413
| referee = Josip Horvat (Yugoslavia)
}}
Feyenoord won 17–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}
| score = 3–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63056--benfica-vs-wacker/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Wacker
| goals1 = Calisto {{goal|36}}
Artur Jorge {{goal|74}}
Simões {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = Jara {{goal|46}}
| stadium = Estádio de Luz, Lisbon
| attendance = 37,809
| referee = Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
}}
Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Partizani {{flagicon|ALB}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63058--partizani-vs-cska-sofia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} CSKA September Flag
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Atanasov {{goal|57}}
| stadium = Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa, Tirana
| attendance = 18,018
| referee = Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
}}
CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Hajduk Split {{flagicon|YUG}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63066--hajduk-split-vs-valencia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia
| goals1 = Pérez {{goal|15|o.g.}}
| goals2 = Claramunt {{goal|55}}
| stadium = Stadion Stari plac, Split
| attendance = 14,761
| referee = Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
}}
1–1 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Malmö FF {{flagicon|SWE}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63052--malmo-vs-ujpest/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| goals1 = Tapper {{goal|11|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Malmö Stadion, Malmö
| attendance = 8,233
| referee = Brunon Piotrowicz (Poland)
}}
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63046--celtic-vs-b-1903/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Boldklubben 1903
| goals1 = Wallace {{goal|23||85}}
Callaghan {{goal|79}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
| attendance = 53,000
| referee = Robert Héliès (France)
}}
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Sliema Wanderers {{flagicon|MLT}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63068--sliema-vs-ia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ISL}} ÍA
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Empire Stadium, Gżira
| attendance = 1,487
| referee = Tom Reynolds (Wales)
}}
Sliema Wanderers won 4–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE|1970}}
| score = 3–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63050--aek-vs-internazionale/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| goals1 = Ventouris {{goal|29}}
Papaioannou {{goal|45}}
Nikolaidis {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = Karafeskos {{goal|17|o.g.}}
Boninsegna {{goal|75}}
| stadium = AEK Stadium, Athens
| attendance = 29,449
| referee = Tofiq Bahramov (Soviet Union)
}}
Inter Milan won 6–4 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach {{flagicon|FRG}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63054--monchengladbach-vs-cork-hibs/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IRL}} Cork Hibernians
| goals1 = Sieloff {{goal|60}}
Wimmer {{goal|82}}
| goals2 = Dennehy {{goal|32}}
| stadium = Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
| attendance = 9,098
| referee = Josef Krnavek (Czechoslovakia)
}}
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|URS}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63042--cska-moskva-vs-galatasaray/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray
| goals1 = Dorofeev {{goal|6||75}}
Oglobin {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Central Stadium Vladimir Lenin, Moscow
| attendance = 30,000
| referee = Reino Koskinen (Finland)
}}
CSKA Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 29 September 1971
| time =
| team1 = Linfield {{flagicon|NIR}}
| score = 2–3
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63044--linfield-vs-standard-liege/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| goals1 = Magee {{goal|57}}
Larmour {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = Van Moer {{goal|36}}
Takač {{goal|53}}
Piot {{goal|86|pen.}}
| stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
| attendance = 5,500
| referee = Charles Corver (Netherlands)
}}
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Marseille|FRA|2–6|Ajax|NED|1–2|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|Grasshopper|SUI|0–5|Arsenal|ENG|0–2|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo București|ROM|var1=1965|0–5|Feyenoord|NED|0–3|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|2–1|CSKA September Flag|BUL|var2=1971|2–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Valencia|ESP|var1=1945|1–3|Újpesti Dózsa |HUN|0–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Celtic|SCO|7–1|Sliema Wanderers|MLT|5–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Inter Milan|ITA|4–2|Borussia Mönchengladbach|FRG|4–2|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|CSKA Moscow|URS|1–2|Standard Liège|BEL|1–0|0–2}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Marseille {{flagicon|FRA}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63069--marseille-vs-ajax/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| goals1 = Gress {{goal|10}}
| goals2 = Keizer {{goal|37}}
Cruyff {{goal|60}}
| stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
| attendance = 48,039
| referee = Robert Schaut (Belgium)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Grasshopper {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score = 0–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63075--grasshoppers-vs-arsenal/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Kennedy {{goal|2}}
Graham {{goal|88}}
| attendance = 14,964
| referee = Michel Kitabdjian (France)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Dinamo București {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}
| score = 0–3
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63071--dinamo-bucuresti-vs-feyenoord/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Wery {{goal|38}}
Maiwald {{goal|43}}
Schneider {{goal|50}}
| stadium = Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Doğan Babacan (Turkey)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63081--benfica-vs-cska-sofia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} CSKA September Flag
| goals1 = Rodrigues {{goal|51}}
Artur Jorge {{goal|63}}
| goals2 = Zhekov {{goal|85}}
| stadium = Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
| attendance = 39,944
| referee = Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Valencia {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63079--valencia-vs-ujpest/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| goals1 =
| goals2 = A. Dunai {{goal|55}}
| stadium = Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
| attendance = 47,695
| referee = Clive Thomas (Wales)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}
| score = 5–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63080--ujpest-vs-valencia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MLT}} Sliema Wanderers
| goals1 = Gemmell {{goal|6}}
Macari {{goal|17||41}}
Hood {{goal|69}}
Brogan {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
| attendance = 26,647
| referee = Einar Hjartarsson (Iceland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=20 October 1971
|time=
|team1=Borussia Mönchengladbach {{flagicon|FRG}}
|score=7–1
|report=[http://www.fussballdaten.de/championsleague/1972/endrunde/achtelfinale/mgladbach-intermailand-1/]
|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
|goals1=Heynckes {{goal|7||44}}
Le Fevre {{goal|21||34}}
Netzer {{goal|42||52}}
Sieloff {{goal|83|pen.}}
|goals2=Boninsegna {{goal|20}}
|stadium=Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
|attendance=27,500
|referee=Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands)
}}
This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute.[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,443138,00.html][https://web.archive.org/web/20140420034955/http://torfabrik.de/nc/tf-plus/interviews/datum/2006/10/18/ich-hatte-keine-beweise] The first leg game was replayed after the game that was originally scheduled to be the second leg was played, thus the order of legs was switched.
{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Inter Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 4–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63083--internazionale-vs-monchengladbach/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRG}} Borussia Mönchengladbach
| goals1 = Bellugi {{goal|10}}
Boninsegna {{goal|13}}
Jair {{goal|57}}
Ghio {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = Le Fevre {{goal|38}}
Wittkamp {{goal|89}}
| attendance = 57,413
| referee = Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 October 1971
| time =
| team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|URS}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63073--cska-moskva-vs-standard-liege/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| goals1 = Kopeikin {{goal|27}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Central Stadium Vladimir Lenin, Moscow
| attendance = 18,000
| referee = Erich Linemayr (Austria)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63070--ajax-vs-marseille/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille
| goals1 = Cruyff {{goal|32, 64}}
Swart {{goal|37}}
Haan {{goal|80}}
| goals2 = Couécou {{goal|17}}
| stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
| attendance = 53,785
| referee = Alastair MacKenzie (Scotland)
}}
Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63076--arsenal-vs-grasshoppers/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper
| goals1 = Kennedy {{goal|40}}
George {{goal|47}}
Radford {{goal|84}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 31,106
| referee = Ove Dahlberg (Sweden)
}}
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63072--feyenoord-vs-dinamo-bucuresti/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Dinamo București
| goals1 = Nunweiller {{goal|53|o.g.}}
Schoenmaker {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
| attendance = 60,000
| referee = Norman Burtenshaw (England)
}}
Feyenoord won 5–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = CSKA September Flag {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63082--cska-sofia-vs-benfica/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
| attendance = 30,323{{UEFA match attendance|63082|Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972|access-date=13 March 2022}}
| referee = Leonidas Vasilikopoulos (Greece)
}}
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Újpesti Dózsa {{flagicon|HUN}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63080--ujpest-vs-valencia/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia
| goals1 = A. Dunai {{goal|51||54}}
| goals2 = Valdez {{goal|57}}
| stadium = Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest
| attendance = 7,201
| referee = Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
}}
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Sliema Wanderers {{flagicon|MLT}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63078--sliema-vs-celtic/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| goals1 = Cocks {{goal|1}}
| goals2 = Hood {{goal|42}}
Lennox {{goal|57}}
| stadium = Empire Stadium, Gżira
| attendance = 10,416
| referee = Andreas Kouniaides (Cyprus)
}}
Celtic won 7–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 1 December 1971
| time =
| team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach {{flagicon|FRG}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63084--monchengladbach-vs-internazionale/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Olympiastadion, West Berlin
| attendance = 84,561
| referee = Jack Taylor (England)
}}
Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 3 November 1971
| time =
| team1 = Standard Liège {{flagicon|BEL}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63074--standard-liege-vs-cska-moskva/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|URS}} CSKA Moscow
| goals1 = Takač {{goal|7||60|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 38,000
| referee = Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)
}}
Standard Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|3–1|Arsenal|ENG|2–1|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Feyenoord|NED|2–5|Benfica|POR|1–0|1–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|Újpesti Dózsa|HUN|2–3|Celtic|SCO|1–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Inter Milan|ITA|2–2 (a)|Standard Liège|BEL|1–0|1–2}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
| date = 8 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63085--ajax-vs-arsenal/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal
| goals1 = G. Mühren {{goal|25||70|pen.}}
| goals2 = Kennedy {{goal|15}}
| stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
| attendance = 53,754
| referee = Léonidas Vasilikopoulos (Greece)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 8 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63089--feyenoord-vs-benfica/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| goals1 = Laseroms {{goal|50}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
| attendance = 58,927
| referee = Gerhard Kunze (East Germany)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 8 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Újpesti Dózsa {{flagicon|HUN}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63087--ujpest-vs-celtic/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| goals1 = Horváth {{goal|64}}
| goals2 = Horváth {{goal|19|o.g.}}
Macari {{goal|85}}
| stadium = Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest
| attendance = 25,064{{UEFA match attendance|63087|Újpesti Dózsa v Celtic, 8 March 1972|access-date=13 March 2022}}
| referee = Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 8 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Inter Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63091--internazionale-vs-standard-liege/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège
| goals1 = Jair {{goal|80}}
| goals2 =
| attendance = 54,024
| referee = Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
| date = 22 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63086--arsenal-vs-ajax/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Graham {{goal|14|o.g.}}
| attendance = 56,145
| referee = Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
}}
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 22 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}
| score = 5–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63090--benfica-vs-feyenoord/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord
| goals1 = Nené {{goal|6||81||92}}
Jordão {{goal|30||90}}
| goals2 = Van Hanegem {{goal|75}}
| stadium = Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
| attendance = 69,021
| referee = Clive Thomas (Wales)
}}
Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 22 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63088--celtic-vs-ujpest/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa
| goals1 = Macari {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = A. Dunai {{goal|5}}
| stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
| attendance = 70,559
| referee = Robert Schaut (Belgium)
}}
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 22 March 1972
| time =
| team1 = Standard Liège {{flagicon|BEL}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63092--standard-liege-vs-internazionale/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| goals1 = Cvetler {{goal|51}}
Takač {{goal|84|pen.}}
| goals2 = Mazzola {{goal|80}}
| attendance = 26,993
| referee = Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
}}
2–2 on aggregate; Inter Milan won on away goals.
Semi-finals
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ajax|NED|1–0|Benfica|POR|1–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Inter Milan|ITA|0–0 {{pso|5–4}}|Celtic|SCO|0–0|0–0}}
|}
=First leg=
{{football box
| date = 5 April 1972
| time =
| team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63093--ajax-vs-benfica/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
| goals1 = Swart {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
| attendance = 53,921
| referee = Karlo Kruasvili (Soviet Union)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 5 April 1972
| time =
| team1 = Inter Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63095--internazionale-vs-celtic/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| attendance = 69,836
| referee = Erich Linemayr (Austria)
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
| date = 19 April 1972
| time =
| team1 = Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63094--benfica-vs-ajax/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
| attendance = 58,938
| referee = Norman Burtenshaw (England)
}}
Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.
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{{football box
| date = 19 April 1972
| time =
| team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}
| score = 0–0 (a.e.t.)
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63096--celtic-vs-internazionale/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
| attendance = 75,124
| referee = Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
| penalties1 = Deans {{penmiss}}
Craig {{pengoal}}
Johnstone {{pengoal}}
McCluskey {{pengoal}}
Murdoch {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 4–5
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Mazzola
{{pengoal}} Facchetti
{{pengoal}} Frustalupi
{{pengoal}} Pellizzaro
{{pengoal}} Jair
}}
0–0 on aggregate; Inter Milan won 5–4 on penalties.
During the shoot-out, teams had to take all five penalties even if they could no longer win (the shoot-out would otherwise have ended with a score of 5–3 as Inter went first).
Final
{{main|1972 European Cup final}}
{{football box
| date = 31 May 1972
| team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
| goals1 = Cruyff {{goal|47||78}}
| report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63097--ajax-vs-internazionale/ Report]
| goals2 =
| stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
| attendance = 61,354
| referee = Robert Héliès (France)
}}
Top scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Name !Team !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Johan Cruyff |align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax |5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Antal Dunai
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa |5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Lou Macari
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|1946}} Silvester Takač
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Standard Liège |5 |
| rowspan="7"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Ronnie Cocks |align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Sliema Wanderers |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Willem van Hanegem
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Israël
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Artur Jorge
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Benfica |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Kennedy
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Kurt Müller
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Grasshopper |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Lex Schoenmaker
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord |4 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1971/matches/ 1971–72 All matches – season at UEFA website]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
- All scorers 1971–72 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1971/ protocols UEFA]
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1971/matches/ 1971-72 European Cup]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204710/http://www.sharkscores.com/Cups/Default.aspx?id=48&season=1971%2F1972 European Cup 1971-72 – results, protocols, players statistics]
- website eurocups-uefa.ru [https://web.archive.org/liveweb/http://www.eurocups-uefa.ru/champions_league/1971-72/protocols/ European Cup 1971-72 – results, protocols]
- website Football Archive [https://archive.today/20130806134201/http://71.176.213.222/uefa/html/cce-1972.html 1971–72 European Cup]
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