Liverpool-Borussia Mönchengladbach 1977 European Cup Final

The 1977 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany on 25 May 1977 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The showpiece event was the final match of the 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 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 Saint-Étienne by a single goal over two legs, while they defeated FC Zürich 6--1 on aggregate in the semi-final. Borussia Mönchengladbach matches were mainly all close affairs. All but one of their ties were won by the one goal.

Watched by a crowd of 57,000, 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 goal from Tommy Smith, and 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 Cup, which meant that Bob Paisley became the first manager to win the UEFA Cup and European Cup in successive seasons.

25 May 1977


Liverpool - Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 1
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,000[9]
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Goals: McDermott 28', Simonsen 52', Smith 64', Neal 82' (pen.)

Liverpool:
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Joey Jones
CB 4 Tommy Smith
CM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Kevin Keegan
CM 8 Jimmy Case
CF 9 Steve Heighway
RM 10 Ian Callaghan
LM 11 Terry McDermott
Substitutes:
GK 12 Peter McDonnell
FW 13 David Fairclough
FW 14 David Johnson
MF 15 Alan Waddle
DF 16 Alec Lindsay
Manager: Bob Paisley

Borussia Mönchengladbach:
GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib
CB 2 Berti Vogts (c)
CB 3 Hans Klinkhammer
SW 4 Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
RM 5 Rainer Bonhof
CM 6 Horst Wohlers Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 7 Allan Simonsen
LM 8 Herbert Wimmer Substituted off in the 24th minute 24'
CM 9 Uli Stielike Booked in the 85th minute 85'
DM 10 Winfried Schäfer
CF 11 Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
GK Wolfgang Kleff
MF Wilfried Hannes Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
MF Christian Kulik Substituted on in the 24th minute 24'
FW Kalle Del'Haye
FW Herbert Heidenreich
Manager: Udo Lattek

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Tags:

• european cup
• liverpool
• borussia mönchengladbach
• clemence
• neal
• jone
• kennedy
• keegan
• case
• heighway
• mcdermott
• vogts
• klinkhammer
• bonhof
• simonsen
• stielike
• heynckes
• paisley

[Hinchcliffe16]

Bohhof never played right mid! Liverpool used (as usual) Jimmy Case at RM and Ray Kennedy on the left.

[kevingunter3]

great times

[stickyfinger24]

keegan > dalglish > suarez (mighty red's 7)