1971 European Cup final
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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1971 European Cup final
| image = 1971 European Cup Final match programme.jpg
| caption = Match programme cover
| event = 1970–71 European Cup
| team1 = Ajax
| team1association = {{flagicon|NED|size=30px}}
| team1score = 2
| team2 = Panathinaikos
| team2association = {{flagicon|GRE|1970|size=30px}}
| team2score = 0
| details =
| date = 2 June 1971
| stadium = Wembley Stadium
| city = London
| referee = Jack Taylor (England)
| attendance = 83,179
| weather =
| previous = 1970
| next = 1972
}}
File:1971 Champions League Final Ajax - Panathinaikos.jpg
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.
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.{{cite web |last1=Maldonado 'Maldini' |first1=Julio |last2=Leveridge |first2=Sam |title=The 50 best games in history: Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, European Cup 1971 |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/04/14/5e90e91c22601da4138b466f.html |website=Marca |date=14 April 2020 |access-date=10 February 2024}}
To date, this is the only time a Greek team has advanced to a European Cup/Champions League final.
Route to the final
{{details|1970–71 European Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=4|Ajax
!Round !colspan=4|Panathinaikos |
|---|
| style="background:#c1e0ff"
|Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg | |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} 17 Nëntori Tirana
|4–2 |2–2 (A) |2–0 (H) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|First round |align=left|{{flagicon|LUX}} Jeunesse Esch |7–1 |2–1 (A) |5–0 (H) |
| align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Basel
|5–1 |3–0 (H) |2–1 (A) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Second round |align=left|{{flagicon|TCH}} Slovan Bratislava |4–2 |3–0 (H) |1–2 (A) |
| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic
|3–1 |3–0 (H) |0–1 (A) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Everton |1–1 (a) |1–1 (A) |0–0 (H) |
| align=left|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Atlético Madrid
|3–1 |0–1 (A) |3–0 (H) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals |align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Crvena zvezda |4–4 (a) |1–4 (A) |3–0 (H) |
Match
=Details=
{{football box
|date=2 June 1971
|time=
|team1=Ajax {{flagicon|NED}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1970/matches/round=972/match=63031/index.html
|team2={{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Panathinaikos
|goals1=Van Dijk {{goal|5}}
Haan {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=83,179
|referee=Jack Taylor (England)
}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
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| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|NED}} Heinz Stuy | ||
| SW | 2 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Velibor Vasović (c) | ||
| DF | 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Wim Suurbier | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Barry Hulshoff | ||
| MF | 6 | {{flagicon|NED}} Nico Rijnders | {{suboff|46}} | |
| MF | 7 | {{flagicon|NED}} Johan Neeskens | ||
| FW | 8 | {{flagicon|NED}} Sjaak Swart | {{suboff|46}} | |
| MF | 9 | {{flagicon|NED}} Gerrie Mühren | ||
| FW | 10 | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick van Dijk | ||
| FW | 11 | {{flagicon|NED}} Piet Keizer | ||
| MF | 14 | {{flagicon|NED}} Johan Cruyff | ||
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 12 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Horst Blankenburg | {{subon|46}} | |
| MF | 15 | {{flagicon|NED}} Arie Haan | {{subon|46}} | |
| GK | {{flagicon|NED}} {{interlanguage link|Sies Wever|nl}} | |||
| MF | {{flagicon|NED}} {{interlanguage link|Ruud Suurendonk|nl}} | |||
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=4|{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Michels |
|valign="top"|300px
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center | ||
| width=25| | width=25| | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Takis Ikonomopoulos |
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Yiannis Tomaras |
| DF | 3 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} {{interlanguage link|Giorgos Vlachos|el|Γιώργος Βλάχος (ποδοσφαιριστής)}} |
| MF | 4 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Kostas Eleftherakis |
| MF | 5 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Aristidis Kamaras |
| DF | 6 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Frangiskos Sourpis |
| MF | 7 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Charis Grammos |
| FW | 8 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Totis Filakouris |
| FW | 9 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Antonis Antoniadis |
| FW | 10 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Mimis Domazos (c) |
| DF | 11 | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Anthimos Kapsis |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| GK | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Vasilis Konstantinou | |
| DF | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Victor Mitropoulos | |
| DF | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} {{interlanguage link|Kostas Athanasopoulos|it|Kōstas Athanasopoulos}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Mitsos Dimitriou | |
| MF | {{flagicon|GRE|1970}} Dimitris Kaligeris | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||
| colspan=4|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Puskás |
|}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1970 1970-71 season at UEFA website]
{{UEFA Champions League seasons}}
{{1970–71 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{AFC Ajax matches}}
{{Panathinaikos F.C. matches}}