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
Event	1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup
Chelsea Real Madrid
Chelsea won after a replay
Final
Chelsea Real Madrid 1 1
After extra time
Date	19 May 1971 (1971-05-19)
Venue	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee	Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Attendance	42,000
Replay
Chelsea Real Madrid 2 1
Date	21 May 1971 (1971-05-21)
Venue	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee	Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)
Attendance	19,917
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Route to the final

Main article: 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup

Chelsea					Real Madrid
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Aris	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

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

Details

19 May 1971

Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Madrid
Osgood 56'	Report	Zoco 90'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

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

21 May 1971

Chelsea	2–1	Real Madrid
Dempsey 33' Osgood 39'	Report	Fleitas 75'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 19,917

Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)

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

• 1971 European Cup Final
• 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
• 1998 UEFA Super Cup – contested between same teams
• Chelsea F.C. in international football competitions
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions