The 1985 UEFA Cup Final was a
football tie played on 8 May and 22 May 1985 between
Real Madrid of
Spain
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and
Videoton of
Hungary
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. Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate. Real would later make this a cup-double, by winning the
Copa de la Liga on 15 June after another two-legged final, against their cross-town rivals
Atlético Madrid.
Real Madrid's win was the club's first European silverware in nearly two decades (their last major European honour had been the
1965–66 European Cup
The 1965–66 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Real Madrid, winners of the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960, for the sixth time in a close final against Partizan. Real Madrid eliminated title-holders Inte ...
).
Route to the final
En route to the final, Real Madrid knocked out the holders,
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
, in the quarter-finals, defeating the
London
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-based club by a score of 1–0 on aggregate. The lone goal of the tie was an
own goal
An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...
from Tottenham's
Steve Perryman during the first leg.
Source:
Match details
First leg
Second leg
Source:
See also
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1984–85 UEFA Cup
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Fehérvár FC in European football
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Real Madrid CF in international football competitions
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club first participated in a European competition in 1955. The first international cup they took part in was the Latin Cup in which they participated as cham ...
References
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International club association football competitions hosted by Spain
International club association football competitions hosted by Hungary
Uefa
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
May 1985 sports events in Europe
1980s in Madrid
Sports competitions in Madrid
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