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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1977 European Cup final
| image = [[File:1977 European Cup final logo.jpg|200px]]
| image_size = 200
| caption = Match programme cover
| event = [[1976–77 European Cup]]
| team1 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| team1association = {{fbaicon|ENG|size=30px}}
| team1score = 3
| team2 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach|Borussia<br>Mönchengladbach]]
| team2association = {{fbaicon|FRG|size=30px}}
| team2score = 1
| details =
| date = 25 May 1977
| stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico]]
| city = [[Rome]]
| referee = [[Robert Wurtz (referee)|Robert Wurtz]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
| attendance = 52,078
| weather =
| previous = [[1976 European Cup final|1976]]
| next = [[1978 European Cup final|1978]]
}}
The '''1977 European Cup final''' was an [[association football]] match played between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] of England and [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] of [[West Germany]] on 25 May 1977 at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] (the venue was decided in [[Bern]] by the [[UEFA]] Executive Committee on 17 September 1976).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1976/09/18/pagina-6/1021971/pdf.html|title=Edición del Saturday 18 September 1976, Página 6 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com|website=hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com}}</ref> The showpiece event was the final match of the [[1976–77 European Cup|1976–77 season]] of Europe's premier cup competition, the [[European Cup]]. Both teams were appearing in their first European Cup final, although the two sides had previously met in the [[1973 UEFA Cup final]], which Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate over two legs.
Each club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. Matches were contested over [[Two-legged tie|two legs]], with a match at each team's home ground. Liverpool's victories varied from close affairs to comfortable victories. They beat the previous season's runners-up [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] by a single goal over two legs, while they defeated [[FC Zürich]] 6–1 on aggregate in the semi-final. Borussia Mönchengladbach's route to the final was more difficult; all but one of their ties were won by a margin of just one goal.
Watched by a crowd of 52,078, Liverpool took an early lead through [[Terry McDermott]], but [[Allan Simonsen]] equalised for Mönchengladbach early in the second half. Liverpool regained the lead midway through the second half with a headed goal from [[Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)|Tommy Smith]]. A penalty by [[Phil Neal]] ensured Liverpool won the match 3–1 to secure their first European Cup. The victory was a year after they had won the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], which meant that [[Bob Paisley]] became the first manager to win the UEFA Cup and European Cup in successive seasons.
==Route to the final==
{{Main|1976–77 European Cup}}
===Liverpool===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"
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!width="25" | Round
!width="100" | Opposition
!width="50" | First leg
!width="50" | Second leg
!width="50" |Aggregate score
|-
| 1st
| [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]
| 2–0 (h)
| 5–0 (a)
| 7–0
|-
| 2nd
| [[Trabzonspor]]
| 0–1 (a)
| 3–0 (h)
| 3–1
|-
| Quarter-final
| [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| 0–1 (a)
| 3–1 (h)
| 3–2
|-
| Semi-final
| [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
| 3–1 (a)
| 3–0 (h)
| 6–1
|}
Liverpool were the reigning UEFA Cup champions, having beaten Belgian team [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] [[1976 UEFA Cup final|4–3]] on aggregate to win the [[1975–76 UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1970-1995/uefa-cup-won-for-second-time |title=UEFA Cup won for second time |work=liverpoolfc.tv |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219130331/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1970-1995/uefa-cup-won-for-second-time |archive-date=19 December 2010 }}</ref> Liverpool entered the competition as English champions having won the [[1975–76 Football League First Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1975-76.html |title=England 1975–76 |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation |date=22 July 2001 |access-date=26 April 2011 |first=Paul |last=Felton }}</ref> They were drawn against minnows [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]], the Northern Irish champions, in the first round. The first leg was a home tie at [[Anfield]], which Liverpool won 2–0 courtesy of a [[Phil Neal]] penalty and a [[John Toshack]] goal. The second leg away at [[Seaview (football ground)|Seaview]], was won 5–0 by Liverpool. However, four of their goals were scored within nine minutes of the end of the match, making the scoreline seem more one-sided than the match actually was.<ref>{{harvtxt|Hale|Ponting|1992|p=108}}</ref> Liverpool won the tie 7–0 and were drawn against Turkish champions [[Trabzonspor]] in the second round. The first leg was played in [[Trabzon]] at [[Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium]]. The Reds failed to avoid defeat there when the Turkish side were awarded a penalty midway through the second half, which they converted to run out 1–0 winners. But Liverpool recovered in the second leg at Anfield. Three goals early in the first half meant they won the match 3–0 to win the tie 3–1 on [[Aggregate score#Total points series|aggregate]] and progress to the quarter-finals.<ref>{{harvtxt|Kelly|1988|p=119}}</ref>
Liverpool's opponents in the quarter-finals were the previous year's beaten finalists, [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] of France. The first leg was at the [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]]. As in the previous round, Liverpool lost the away leg 1–0. The return leg at Anfield is considered one of Liverpool's most memorable European matches.<ref>{{harvtxt|Hale|Ponting|1992|p=109}}</ref> Liverpool scored in the second minute of the match through [[Kevin Keegan]] to level the tie. Early in the second half Saint-Étienne equalised through [[Dominique Bathenay]]. The goal meant that the tie was 2–1 in the French team's favour and due to the [[away goals rule]], Liverpool needed to score two goals to progress to the semi-finals. Liverpool scored again midway through the second half to make the score 2–2 on aggregate. With 18 minutes remaining, [[David Fairclough]] replaced [[John Toshack]]. After 12 minutes on the pitch, the "supersub" had struck again. Liverpool went on to win the match 3–1 and the tie 3–2 to progress to the semi-finals.<ref>{{harvtxt|Kelly|1988|p=120}}</ref> The Reds' opponents there were Swiss champions [[FC Zürich]]. The first leg at the [[Letzigrund]] was won 3–1 by Liverpool, after they had initially gone a goal behind. Liverpool won the second leg at Anfield 3–0 to win the tie 6–1 on aggregate and ensure their participation in the final.<ref>{{harvtxt|Liversedge|1991|p=184}}</ref>
===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"
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!width="25" | Round
!width="100" | Opposition
!width="50" | First leg
!width="50" | Second leg
!width="50" | Aggregate score
|-
| 1st
| [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
| 0–1 (a)
| 3–0 (h)
| 3–1
|-
| 2nd
| [[Torino FC|Torino]]
| 2–1 (a)
| 0–0 (h)
| 2–1
|-
| Quarter-final
| [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| 2–2 (h)
| 1–0 (a)
| 3–2
|-
| Semi-final
| [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| 0–1 (a)
| 2–0 (h)
| 2–1
|}
Mönchengladbach gained entry to the competition as a result of winning the [[1975–76 Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=330049 |title=Archive 1975/76 |publisher=Deutscher Fussball–Bund (DFB) |date=6 September 2000 |access-date=24 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228020817/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=330049 |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref> Their opposition in the first round were Austrian champions [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]. The away leg at the [[Franz Horr Stadium]] in [[Vienna]] ended in a 1–0 defeat for Gladbach, but the return leg at the [[Bökelbergstadion]] saw the German side win 3–0 courtesy of goals from [[Uli Stielike]], [[Rainer Bonhof]] and [[Jupp Heynckes]]. A 3–1 aggregate victory meant they would face Italian champions [[Torino FC|Torino]] in the second round.<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197677det.html |title=European Champions' Cup |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation |date=9 January 2008 |first1=Antonio |last1=Zea |first2=Marcel |last2=Haisma |access-date=24 April 2011 }}</ref> Borussia won the first leg away from home at the [[Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino]], 2–1. The second leg finished 0–0, which was enough for them to progress to the quarter-finals courtesy of a 2–1 aggregate victory.<ref name="rsssf" />
Gladbach's opposition in the quarter-finals were Belgian champions Club Brugge. The first leg at the Bökelbergstadion saw Borussia concede two goals in the first half. However, they scored two goals in the second half courtesy of [[Christian Kulik]] and [[Allan Simonsen]] to secure a 2–2 draw. Despite this, Club Brugge had the advantage due to them having two away goals. The German side knew they had to score in the second leg at the [[Jan Breydel Stadium]] in [[Bruges]] to have any chance of progressing to the semi-finals. The first half was goalless, and with six minutes of the second half remaining, [[Wilfried Hannes]] scored the goal Borussia needed. The match finished 1–0, and a 3–2 aggregate victory meant they progressed to the semi-finals.<ref name="rsssf" /> Their opposition were Soviet champions [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]. The first leg at the [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Central Stadium]] was won 1–0 by the hosts Dynamo, so Gladbach again needed to score in the return leg to stay in the competition. Midway through the second half, Rainer Bonhof scored to make the tie 1–1 on aggregate. With eight minutes remaining and the tie heading for [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], [[Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp]] scored to give Borussia a two-goal lead. The score remained the same, and Mönchengladbach progressed to their first European Cup final with a 2–1 aggregate victory.<ref name="rsssf" />
==Match==
===Summary===
The 1977 final was the first appearance in the showpiece match for both Liverpool and Mönchengladbach. The clubs had faced each other before in the final of another European competition: the two-legged [[1973 UEFA Cup final]], which Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=1972/73: Reds reach European goal |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1972/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318004511/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1972/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref> Despite this being both clubs' first European Cup final they had both won European competitions. In addition to their UEFA Cup victory over Mönchengladbach, Liverpool had won [[1975–76 UEFA Cup|the previous season]]'s UEFA Cup, beating Club Brugge [[1976 UEFA Cup final|4–3]] on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=1975/76: Keegan lifts Liverpool again |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/1975/index.html |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref> Borussia were successful in the [[1974–75 UEFA Cup]]; they beat [[FC Twente]] of the Netherlands [[1975 UEFA Cup final|5–1]] on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=1974/75: Heynckes gives Weisweiler perfect send-off |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1974/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511030050/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1974/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref>
Liverpool entered the match having just been crowned English champions again; they won the [[1976–77 Football League]] for a then-record tenth time by a single point over [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Kelly|1988|p=184}}</ref> Liverpool had also progressed to the [[1977 FA Cup final|final]] of the [[1976–77 FA Cup]] against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], giving them the opportunity to win an unprecedented [[Treble (association football)|treble]] of League, FA Cup and European Cup. However, it was not to be as Liverpool lost the FA Cup final 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liverpool find demands of treble too great |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1812 |publisher=LFCHistory.net |access-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref> Borussia entered the match as German champions; they had won the [[1976–77 Bundesliga]] by a single point from [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]] and [[Eintracht Braunschweig]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tabelle Round 34 |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=329672 |publisher=Deutscher Fussball-Bund |language=de |date=20 November 2000 |access-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228025857/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=329672 |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref> Borussia were aiming to become the second German team to win the European Cup after [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] had won the three previous finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html |title=European Champions' Cup |publisher=Rec. Sports. Soccer. Statistics. Foundation |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=26 April 2011 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans }}</ref>
The first chance of the match fell to Gladbach; [[Rainer Bonhof]] saw his shot come back off the post. In the 24th minute, Borussia player [[Herbert Wimmer]] suffered an injury and had to be replaced by [[Christian Kulik]].<ref name="Liversedge 1991, p. 185">{{harvtxt|Liversedge|1991|p=185}}</ref> Three minutes later [[Ian Callaghan]] won the ball in midfield and passed to [[Steve Heighway]] on the right wing. Heighway cut inside from a wing and passed into space for [[Terry McDermott]] who scored the opening goal of the match.<ref name="kelly">{{harvtxt|Kelly|1988|p=125}}</ref> Borussia began to exert more of an influence on the game after Liverpool's goal, however they were unable to equalise before the end of the first half.<ref name="kelly" />
Seven minutes after the restart, the Germans equalised. A stray [[Jimmy Case]] pass was picked up by [[Allan Simonsen]], who advanced towards goal and scored to level the match at 1–1. Moments later, Liverpool thought they had won a penalty when [[Kevin Keegan]] seemed to have been brought down by [[Berti Vogts]]; however, the referee waved play on.<ref name="Liversedge 1991, p. 185"/> Five minutes after their goal, Simonsen crossed the ball from the wing, it was met by [[Uli Stielike]] whose shot was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper [[Ray Clemence]].<ref name="Liversedge 1991, p. 185"/> Two minutes later Liverpool regained the lead. They won a corner on the left side of the pitch and Heighway delivered the ball into the [[penalty area]]. It was met at the near post by [[Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)|Tommy Smith]] whose header gave Liverpool a 2–1 lead in what was his 600th appearance for the club.<ref>{{harvtxt|Liversedge|1991|p=186}}</ref> Soon afterwards, Bonhof appeared to have brought Heighway down in the penalty area, but the referee again waved play on.<ref name="kelly" /> However, in the 82nd minute Liverpool were awarded a penalty when Vogts again brought Keegan down. [[Phil Neal]] scored the penalty to give the Reds a 3–1 lead.<ref>{{harvtxt|Graham|1985|p=101}}</ref> No further goals were scored and Liverpool won their first European Cup.<ref name="UEFA77">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63393--liverpool-vs-monchengladbach/ |title=Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach |publisher=UEFA |___location=Nyon, Switzerland |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[1973 UEFA Cup final]] – contested between same teams
*[[Liverpool F.C. in European football]]
==
{{reflist}}
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last1=Graham |first1=Matthew |title=Liverpool |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |year=1985 |isbn=0-600-50254-6 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Hale |first1=Steve |last2=Ponting |first2=Ivan |title=Liverpool in Europe |year=1992 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |___location=London |isbn=0-85112-569-7 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Kelly |first1=Stephen F. |title=You'll Never Walk Alone |publisher=Queen Anne Press |___location=London |year=1988 |isbn=0-356-19594-5 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Liversedge |first1=Stan |title=Liverpool: The Official Centenary History |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |___location=London |year=1991 |isbn=0-600-57308-7 }}
*{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Jonathan |title=Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group|Orion]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4091-0204-5 }}
==External links==
* [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1976/ 1976–77 season at UEFA website]
{{UEFA Champions League seasons}}
{{1976–77 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{Liverpool F.C. matches}}
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