1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested by Chelsea of England and Real Madrid of Spain. It was the final match of the 1970–71 competition and the 11th European Cup Winners' Cup final in all.[1][2]

1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup
Chelsea won after a replay
Final
After extra time
Date19 May 1971 (1971-05-19)
VenueKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
RefereeRudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance42,000
Replay
Date21 May 1971 (1971-05-21)
VenueKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
RefereeAnton Bucheli (Switzerland)
Attendance19,917
1970
1972

Route to the final

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  Chelsea   Real Madrid
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Aris Thessaloniki 6–2 1–1 (A) 5–1 (H) First round   Hibernians 5–0 0–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
  CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Second round   Wacker Innsbruck 2–1 0–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
  Club Brugge 4–2 0–2 (A) 4–0 (a.e.t.) (H) Quarter-finals   Cardiff City 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Manchester City 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals   PSV 2–1 0–0 (A) 2–1 (H)

Match review

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The Spanish club were challenging for their seventh European trophy overall (all six previous were European Cups), a record among European clubs at the time, while the West Londoners were seeking their first ever European honour. The final took place on 19 May 1971 and was staged at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece,[3] which was filled to capacity by traveling fans of both clubs as well as local football aficionados. Chelsea went ahead with a Peter Osgood left-foot volley from inside the area, after a Boyle-Cooke combination, but Real, demonstrating their "exceptional ball skills", pressed back and eventually equalised in the last minute with Ignacio Zoco.[4] There were no further goals scored in extra time, so the final went to a replay game.[5]

The replay was staged at the same venue two days later, on a Friday, with markedly lower attendance. Most of the clubs' fans had left, having booked return tickets on the assumption that, as usual, the final would be decided in one game, although a number of Chelsea's followers stayed on, "sleeping in the rough" around the city.[6] Chelsea scored two goals with Peter Osgood and John Dempsey in the first half. Real's Sebastián Fleitas scored 15 minutes before the end of the game but Chelsea hung on to win 2–1 and become the third London club to win the trophy.

Match

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Details

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Chelsea  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Real Madrid
Osgood   56' Report Zoco   90'
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
GK 1   Peter Bonetti
DF 2   John Boyle
DF 3   Ron Harris (c)
MF 4   John Hollins   91'
DF 5   John Dempsey
DF 6   David Webb
W 7   Keith Weller
MF 8   Alan Hudson
ST 9   Peter Osgood   86'
MF 10   Charlie Cooke
W 11   Peter Houseman
Substitutes:
DF 14   Paddy Mulligan   91'
ST 15   Tommy Baldwin   86'
Manager:
  Dave Sexton
GK 1   José Luis Borja
DF 2   José Luis
DF 3   Goyo Benito
DF 4   Ignacio Zoco
MF 5   Pirri
DF 6   Fernando Zunzunegui
MF 7   Ramón Grosso
MF 8   Manuel Velázquez
MF 9   Miguel Pérez   65'
FW 10   Amancio Amaro
FW 11   Paco Gento (c)   70'
Substitutes:
MF 12   Sebastián Fleitas   65'
FW 13   Toni Grande   70'
Manager:
  Miguel Muñoz

Replay

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Chelsea  2–1  Real Madrid
Dempsey   33'
Osgood   39'
Report Fleitas   75'
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chelsea
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
GK 1   Peter Bonetti
RB 2   John Boyle
CB 6   David Webb
CB 5   John Dempsey
LB 3   Ron Harris (c)
CM 4   Charlie Cooke
CM 10   Alan Hudson
RW 7   Keith Weller
LW 11   Peter Houseman
CF 8   Tommy Baldwin
CF 9   Peter Osgood   73'
Substitutes:
DF 14   Paddy Mulligan
CF 15   Derek Smethurst   73'
Manager:
  Dave Sexton
GK 1   José Luis Borja
RB 2   José Luis
SW 6   Ignacio Zoco (c)
CB 5   Goyo Benito
LB 3   Fernando Zunzunegui
CM 10   Manuel Velázquez   75'
DM 4   Pirri
CM 9   Ramón Grosso
RW 7   Sebastián Fleitas
CF 8   Amancio Amaro
LW 11   Manuel Bueno   60'
Substitutes:
DM 15   Toni Grande   60'
LW 16   Paco Gento   75'
Manager:
  Miguel Muñoz

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winners of the European Cup Winner's Cup". onthisday.com.
  2. ^ "Final Factbox: All the pertinent facts and figures ahead of Wednesday's Champion League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow". eurosport. Reuters. 19 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Uefa.com - UEFA Cup Winners' Cup". Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Real Shock for Chelsea", Daily Mirror, 20 May 1971
  5. ^ Paul Mc Parlan (14 December 2018). "The Emperors Of Athens: How Chelsea Won The Cup Winners' Cup In 1971". thesefootballtimes.co.
  6. ^ "Ole! Ole! Chelsea!", Daily Mirror, 22 May 1971
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