1971 European Cup final

1971 European Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1970–71 European Cup
Date	2 June 1971
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Jack Taylor (England)
Attendance	83,179
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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.

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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.^[1]

To date, this is the only time a Greek team has advanced to a European Cup/Champions League final.

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Ajax				Round	Panathinaikos
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
17 Nëntori Tirana	4–2	2–2 (A)	2–0 (H)	First round	Jeunesse Esch	7–1	2–1 (A)	5–0 (H)
Basel	5–1	3–0 (H)	2–1 (A)	Second round	Slovan Bratislava	4–2	3–0 (H)	1–2 (A)
Celtic	3–1	3–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	Everton	1–1 (a)	1–1 (A)	0–0 (H)
Atlético Madrid	3–1	0–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Crvena zvezda	4–4 (a)	1–4 (A)	3–0 (H)

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