 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 1970 – 2 June 1971 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ajax (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Panathinaikos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 210 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,848,876 (29,347 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos) 10 goals |
| ← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
The 1970–71 European Cup was the 16th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Ajax, who beat Panathinaikos in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, on 2 June 1971. It was the first time the trophy went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands. It was also the first time that a Greek team reached the final.
UEFA had introduced for the first time penalty shoot-out as a way of deciding drawn ties – doing away with the unsatisfactory tossing of a coin. They had also decided that the away goals rule should apply to all rounds, and not just the first two, as had been the case.
This season marked the first time in European Cup history that Real Madrid failed to qualify for the tournament, having appeared in all 15 previous seasons.
Feyenoord, the defending champions, were eliminated by Romanian club UTA Arad in the first round.
Teams
 17 Nëntori (1st)
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 Austria Wien (1st)
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 Standard Liège (1st)
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 Levski-Spartak (1st)
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 EPA Larnaca (1st)
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 Slovan Bratislava (1st)
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 Boldklubben 1903 (1st)
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 Everton (1st)
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 KPV (1st)
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 Saint-Étienne (1st)
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 Carl Zeiss Jena (1st)
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 Borussia Mönchengladbach (1st)
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| Panathinaikos (1st)
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 Újpesti Dózsa (1st)
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 Keflavík (1st)
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 Waterford (1st)
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 Cagliari (1st)
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 Jeunesse Esch (1st)
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 Floriana (1st)
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Ajax (1st)
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Feyenoord (2nd)
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 Glentoran (1st)
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 Rosenborg (1st)
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 Legia Warsaw (1st)
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 Sporting CP (1st)
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 UTA Arad (1st)
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 Celtic (1st)
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 Atlético Madrid (1st)
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 IFK Göteborg (1st)
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 Basel (1st)
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 Fenerbahçe (1st)
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 Spartak Moscow (1st)
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 Red Star Belgrade (1st)
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Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Levski-Spartak
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3–4 | Austria Wien
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3–1 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Levski-Spartak | 3–1 | Austria Wien |
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Mitkov  17'Asparuhov 52', 62' |
Report | Riedl 73' |
Second leg
| Austria Wien | 3–0 | Levski-Spartak |
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| Riedl 28' Hickersberger 37', 49' |
Report |
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Cagliari
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3–1 |  Saint-Étienne
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3–0 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Madrid
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4–1 | Austria Wien
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2–0 | 2–1 |
| Rosenborg
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0–7 | Standard Liège
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0–2 | 0–5 |
| IFK Göteborg
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1–6 | Legia Warsaw
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0–4 | 1–2 |
| 17 Nëntori
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2–4 | Ajax
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2–2 | 0–2 |
| Spartak Moscow
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4–4 (a) | Basel
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3–2 | 1–2 |
| Glentoran
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1–4 | Waterford
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1–3 | 0–1 |
| Celtic
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14–0 | KPV
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9–0 | 5–0 |
| Fenerbahçe
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0–5 | Carl Zeiss Jena
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0–4 | 0–1 |
| Sporting CP
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9–0 | Floriana
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5–0 | 4–0 |
| Újpesti Dózsa
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2–4 | Red Star Belgrade
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2–0 | 0–4 |
| Feyenoord
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1–1 (a) | UTA Arad
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1–1 | 0–0 |
| EPA Larnaca
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0–16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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0–6 | 0–10 |
| Everton
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9–2 | Keflavík
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6–2 | 3–0 |
| Jeunesse Esch
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1–7 | Panathinaikos
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1–2 | 0–5 |
| Slovan Bratislava
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4–3 | Boldklubben 1903
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2–1 | 2–2 |
First leg
| Cagliari | 3–0 | Saint-Étienne |
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| Riva 7', 70' Nené 76' |
Report |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Austria Wien |
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| Aragonés 9' Gárate 54' |
Report |
| Rosenborg | 0–2 | Standard Liège |
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| Report | Kostedde 42' Depireux 63' |
| IFK Göteborg | 0–4 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Report | Gadocha 45' Pieszko 52'Stachurski 82', 87' |
| 17 Nëntori | 2–2 | Ajax |
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| Kazanxhi 60' Ceco 85' |
Report | Suurbier 19', 58' |
| Spartak Moscow | 3–2 | Basel |
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| Osyanin 17', 66' Papayev 76' |
Report | Odermatt 78' Benthaus 83' |
| Glentoran | 1–3 | Waterford |
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| Hall 9' |
Report | O'Neill 20' McGeough 60'Casey 75' |
| Celtic | 9–0 | KPV |
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| Hood 1', 23', 36' (pen.) Hughes 15'McNeill 22'Johnstone 38'Wilson 54', 70'Davidson 60' |
Report |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–4 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Krauß 44' Ducke 70', 85'Vogel 86' |
| Sporting CP | 5–0 | Floriana |
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| Peres 1' Lourenço 6', 8', 43', 61' |
Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Nagy 52' A. Dunai 81' |
Report |
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | UTA Arad |
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| Jansen 25' |
Report | Dumitrescu 14' |
| EPA Larnaca | 0–6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Laumen 6', 35' Köppel 28', 48'Netzer 57'Heynckes 84' |
| Everton | 6–2 | Keflavík |
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| Ball 39', 58', 67' Kendall 41'Royle 51', 70' |
Report | West 11' (o.g.) Ragnarsson 78' |
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Di Genova 11' |
Report | Antoniadis 5' Eleftherakis 36' |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | Boldklubben 1903 |
|---|---|---|
| Ján Čapkovič 36' Zlocha 90' (pen.) |
Report | Johansen 35' |
Second leg
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Cagliari |
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| Larqué 32' |
Report |
Cagliari won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid |
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| Krieger 20' (pen.) |
Report | Aragonés 42' Gárate 84' |
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 5–0 | Rosenborg |
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| Pilot 2', 75' Cvetler 4'Depireux 26'Semmeling 62' |
Report |
Standard Liège won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Deyna 37' Gadocha 38' |
Report | Almqvist 28' |
Legia Warsaw won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 2–0 | 17 Nëntori |
|---|---|---|
| Keizer 8' Swart 70' |
Report |
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Basel | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Siegenthaler 48' Balmer 55' |
Report | Khusainov 84' |
4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.
| Waterford | 1–0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Casey 57' |
Report |
Waterford won 4–1 on aggregate.
| KPV | 0–5 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wallace 26', 46' Callaghan 35'Davidson 51'Lennox 72' |
Celtic won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Vogel 43' |
Report |
Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Floriana | 0–4 | Sporting CP |
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| Report | Fernandes 30', 65' Dinis 57'Tomé 73' |
Sporting CP won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 | Újpesti Dózsa |
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| Filipović 7', 58' Džajić 24'Ostojić 44' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
| UTA Arad | 0–0 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
1–1 on aggregate; UTA Arad won on away goals.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 10–0 | EPA Larnaca |
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| Netzer 19' Wimmer 30'Köppel 35', 60'Dietrich 40'Sieloff 44' (pen.)Laumen 50', 56'Heynckes 73'Vogts 82' |
Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate.
| Keflavík | 0–3 | Everton |
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| Report | Whittle 32' Royle 38', 46' |
Everton won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 5–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
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| Eleftherakis 16' Antoniadis 26', 29', 37', 51' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Boldklubben 1903 | 2–2 | Slovan Bratislava |
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| Thygesen 78' (pen.) Johansen 90' |
Report | Jozef Čapkovič 9', 57' |
Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Cagliari
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2–4 | Atlético Madrid
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2–1 | 0–3 |
| Standard Liège
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1–2 | Legia Warsaw
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1–0 | 0–2 |
| Ajax
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5–1 | Basel
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3–0 | 2–1 |
| Waterford
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2–10 | Celtic
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0–7 | 2–3 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena
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4–2 | Sporting CP
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2–1 | 2–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade
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6–1 | UTA Arad
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3–0 | 3–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach
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2–2 (3–4 p) | Everton
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1–1 | 1–1 |
| Panathinaikos
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4–2 | Slovan Bratislava
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3–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Cagliari | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
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| Riva 42' Gori 45+' |
Report | Aragonés 77' |
| Standard Liège | 1–0 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Pilot 76' |
Report |
| Ajax | 3–0 | Basel |
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| Keizer 17' Van Dijk 23'Hulshoff 63' |
Report |
| Waterford | 0–7 | Celtic |
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| Report | Wallace 1', 54', 56' Macari 19', 87'Murdoch 27', 38' |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Vogel 51' Kurbjuweit 87' |
Report | Marinho 67' |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | UTA Arad |
|---|---|---|
| Filipović 18' Aćimović 50'Ostojić 53' |
Report |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Everton |
|---|---|---|
| Vogts 35' |
Report | Kendall 47' |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Slovan Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Domazos 31' Antoniadis 55'Delijannis 88' |
Report |
Second leg
| Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|
| Aragonés 33', 72' (pen.), 89' |
Report |
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Pieszko 7' Żmijewski 20' |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Basel | 1–2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Odermatt 36' (pen.) |
Report | Rijnders 69' Neeskens 72' |
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 3–2 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 47' Johnstone 56', 65' |
Report | McNeill 17' (o.g.) Matthews 32' |
Celtic won 10–2 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 1–2 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves 79' |
Report | Ducke 30' Kurbjuweit 36' |
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.
| UTA Arad | 1–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Brosovszky 56' |
Report | Filipović 51', 67' Janković 78' |
Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Everton | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey 1' |
Report | Laumen 35' |
| Penalties | ||
Royle  Ball  Morrissey Kendall Brown |
4–3 | Sieloff Laumen Heynckes Köppel Müller |
2–2 on aggregate; Everton won on penalties.
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Medviď 31' Ján Čapkovič 59' |
Report | Antoniadis 55' |
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Atlético Madrid
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2–2 (a) | Legia Warsaw
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1–0 | 1–2 |
| Ajax
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3–1 | Celtic
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3–0 | 0–1 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena
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3–6 | Red Star Belgrade
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3–2 | 0–4 |
| Everton
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1–1 (a) | Panathinaikos
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1–1 | 0–0 |
First leg
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Adelardo 22' |
Report |
| Ajax | 3–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff 63' Hulshoff 70'Keizer 89' |
Report |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Strempel 16' Ducke 21'Irmscher 84' |
Report | Janković 42' Džajić 58' |
| Everton | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson 90' |
Report | Antoniadis 81' |
Second leg
| Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Pieszko 25' Stachurski 54' |
Report | Salcedo 11' |
2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
| Celtic | 1–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Johnstone 27' |
Report |
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
|---|---|---|
| Đorić 15' (pen.) Filipović 30'Ostojić 60'Karasi 70' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Everton |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
1–1 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Atlético Madrid
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1–3 | Ajax
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1–0 | 0–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade
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4–4 (a) | Panathinaikos
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4–1 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Irureta 44' |
Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Ostojić 14', 46', 69' Janković 40' |
Report | Kamaras 56' |
Second leg
| Ajax | 3–0 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Keizer 8' Suurbier 80'Neeskens 85' |
Report |
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Antoniadis 2', 55' Kamaras 64' |
Report |
4–4 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.
Final
Main article: 1971 European Cup Final| Ajax | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Van Dijk 5' Haan 87' |
Report |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
References
- "Újpesti Dózsa v Red Star Belgrade, 16 September 1970" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "KPV v Celtic, 30 September 1970" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Red Star Belgrade v Újpesti Dózsa, 30 September 1970" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Cagliari v Atlético Madrid, 21 October 1970" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Atlético Madrid v Cagliari, 5 November 1970" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Panathinaikos v Everton, 24 March 1971" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Panathinaikos v Red Star Belgrade, 28 April 1971" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
- 1970–71 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1970-71 European Cup
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