1986 UEFA Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1986 UEFA Cup final

| image =

| event = 1985–86 UEFA Cup

| team1 = Real Madrid

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team1score = 5

| team2 = 1. FC Köln

| team2association = {{fbaicon|FRG|size=30px}}

| team2score = 3

| details = on aggregate

| firstleg = First leg

| team1score1 = 5

| team2score1 = 1

| details1 =

| date1 = 30 April 1986

| stadium1 = Santiago Bernabéu

| city1 = Madrid

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

| man_of_the_match1b =

| man_of_the_match1btitle =

| referee1 = George Courtney (England)

| attendance1 = 85,000

| weather1 =

| secondleg = Second leg

| team1score2 = 0

| team2score2 = 2

| details2 =

| date2 = 6 May 1986

| stadium2 = Olympiastadion

| city2 = Berlin

| man_of_the_match2a =

| man_of_the_match2atitle =

| man_of_the_match2b =

| man_of_the_match2btitle =

| referee2 = Bob Valentine (Scotland)

| attendance2 = 21,185

| weather2 =

| television =

| previous = 1985

| next = 1987

}}

The 1986 UEFA Cup Final was an association football tie played on 30 April and 6 May 1986 between Real Madrid of Spain and Köln of West Germany. Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate and, in doing so, successfully defended their UEFA Cup title from the year prior.

Route to the final

{{details|1985–86 UEFA Cup}}

En route to reaching the final, both Real Madrid and FC Köln benefitted from performing extremely well at home. In the first five rounds of the competition, Los Blancos had won all five home legs, outscoring opponents by a total of 19 goals to 2 in games played at the Bernabéu in Madrid. Köln was also dominant in their home fixtures–– throughout the entire competition, the West German side conceded only one goal whilst playing as the home team.

In the third round, Real Madrid achieved a shocking comeback against two-time champions Borussia Mönchengladbach. After being crushed by Gladbach in the away leg by a score of 5–1, Real stormed back to win the return leg 4–0, thus advancing on away goals. This is still regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in the history of European continental football.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1966953-15-greatest-european-football-comebacks-of-all-time|title=15 Greatest European Football Comebacks of All Time|last=Tighe|first=Sam|date=20 February 2014|website=bleacherreport.com|publisher=B/R Football|access-date=18 August 2020|quote=9. Real Madrid 5-5 Borussia Monchengladbach.}}

This was also the second consecutive year that Real Madrid eliminated Inter Milan in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=4|Real Madrid

!Round

!colspan=4|1. FC Köln

style="background:#c1e0ff"

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{fbaicon|GRC}} AEK Athens

|5–1

|0–1 (A)

|5–0 (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|First round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Sporting Gijón

|2–1

|0–0 (H)

|2–1 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|USSR}} Chornomorets Odesa

|2–1

|2–1 (H)

|0–0 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Second round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TCH}} Bohemians Praha

|8–2

|4–0 (H)

|4–2 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|FRG}} Borussia Mönchengladbach

|5–5 (a)

|1–5 (A)

|4–0 (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Third round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby

|4–3

|1–2 (A)

|3–1 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|SUI}} Neuchâtel Xamax

|3–2

|3–0 (H)

|0–2 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|3–1

|1–1 (A)

|2–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale

|6–4 (a.e.t.)

|1–3 (A)

|5–1 (a.e.t.) (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} K.S.V. Waregem

|7–3

|4–0 (H)

|3–3 (A)

Match details

=First leg=

{{football box

|date = 30 April 1986

|team1 = Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP}}

|score = 5–1

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/67601--real-madrid-vs-koln/ Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100625232434/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1985/intro.html Overview (archive)]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRG}} 1. FC Köln

|goals1 = Sánchez {{goal|38}}
Gordillo {{goal|42}}
Valdano {{goal|51||84}}
Santillana {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Allofs {{goal|29}}

|stadium = Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

|attendance = 85,000

|referee = George Courtney (England) }}

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín
RB4{{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Salguero
CB3{{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Camacho (c)
LB2{{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Solana
RM10{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Martín Vázquez{{suboff|81}}
CM7{{flagicon|ESP}} Juanito
CM5{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel
LM6{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Gordillo
RF8{{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Butragueño
CF9{{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Sánchez
LF11{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Valdano
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CF15{{flagicon|ESP}} Santillana{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Molowny

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GK1{{flagicon|FRG}} Harald Schumacher
SW4{{flagicon|FRG}} Andreas Gielchen
DF3{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Geils
DF5{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Steiner
DF2{{flagicon|FRG}} Dieter Prestin
MF6{{flagicon|FRG}} Ralf Geilenkirchen
MF8{{flagicon|FRG}} Mathias Hönerbach
MF9{{flagicon|FRG}} Uwe Bein{{suboff|70}}
MF10{{flagicon|FRG}} Olaf Janßen
FW7{{flagicon|FRG}} Pierre Littbarski{{suboff|83}}
FW11{{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Allofs (c)
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF15{{flagicon|FRG}} Thomas Häßler{{subon|70}}
FW14{{flagicon|FRG}} Norbert Dickel{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|FRG}} Georg Keßler

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=Second leg=

==Scheduling changes==

The second leg was originally scheduled for Thursday, 8 May, but was moved to Tuesday, 6 May, following a request by Real Madrid due to their domestic fixtures. Additionally, the match was played in Berlin instead of Cologne because of sanctions imposed by UEFA on Köln stipulating that they must play at least 350 km from their home stadium after trouble caused by supporters during the 2nd leg of the semi-final against Waregem.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

==Result==

Like Real Madrid had in the earlier stages of the competition, Köln went into the second leg 5–1 down. However, Die Geißböcke were unable to replicate Real's successful third-round comeback against Mönchengladbach. Though Köln won the match 2–0 at home, it was not enough, and Real were crowned champions for the second successive year.

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|date = 6 May 1986

|team1 = 1. FC Köln {{fbaicon|FRG}}

|score = 2–0

|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/67602--koln-vs-real-madrid/ Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100625232434/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1985/intro.html Overview (archive)]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|goals1 = Bein {{goal|22}}
Geilenkirchen {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympiastadion, West Berlin

|attendance = 21,185

|referee= Bob Valentine (Scotland) }}

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GK1{{flagicon|FRG}} Harald Schumacher
SW4{{flagicon|FRG}} Andreas Gielchen
DF2{{flagicon|FRG}} Dieter Prestin
DF5{{flagicon|FRG}} Paul Steiner{{yel|74}}
MF3{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Geils{{yel|8}}{{suboff|83}}
MF6{{flagicon|FRG}} Ralf Geilenkirchen
MF8{{flagicon|FRG}} Mathias Hönerbach{{yel|18}}
MF9{{flagicon|FRG}} Uwe Bein
MF10{{flagicon|FRG}} Olaf Janßen{{suboff|58}}
FW7{{flagicon|FRG}} Pierre Littbarski
FW11{{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Allofs (c)
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF12{{flagicon|ISR}} David Pizanti{{subon|58}}
MF13{{flagicon|FRG}} Robert Schmitz{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|FRG}} Georg Keßler

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín
RB2{{flagicon|ESP}} Chendo
CB4{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Maceda
CB3{{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Camacho (c)
LB5{{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Solana
RM8{{flagicon|ESP}} Míchel{{yel|81}}
CM10{{flagicon|ESP}} Ricardo Gallego
LM6{{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Gordillo
RF7{{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Butragueño{{suboff|88}}
CF9{{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Sánchez{{suboff|20}}
LF11{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Valdano{{yel|30}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
CF15{{flagicon|ESP}} Santillana{{subon|20}}
RF14{{flagicon|ESP}} Juanito{{subon|88}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Molowny

|}

See also

References

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