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1970–71 European Cup
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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. There were many reports from the Greek and international press of the time about bribery by Panathinaikos to players of other teams (Everton, Red Star), [1][2] as well as the active involvement of the Colonels Junta, in order to be able to reach Wembley.[3] However these claims are just speculations and UEFA has denied any accusations. [4][5]
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.
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Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Bracket
First round
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First leg
Second leg
Cagliari won 3–1 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 7–0 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 6–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.
Waterford won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 14–0 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 9–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; UTA Arad won on away goals.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate.
Everton won 9–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 7–1 on aggregate.
Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Second round
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First leg
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 10–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Everton won on penalties.
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Quarter-finals
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2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.
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Semi-finals
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Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.
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Final
Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
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