The 1985–86 European Cup was the 31st season of
UEFA
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's premier club
football
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tournament, the
European Cup
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. The
European Champion Clubs' Cup
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was won by
Steaua București on penalties in
the final
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against
Barcelona
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. Steaua București became the first
Eastern Bloc
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side to win the tournament. The final was decided mainly by goalkeeper
Helmuth Duckadam
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He was dubbed "the Hero of Seville" due to his performance in the 1986 European Cup Final, won by his club Steaua București, where he s ...
, who (after keeping a clean sheet in the final) saved all four of Barcelona's penalties to secure the cup.
Juventus
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, the defending champions, were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
No clubs from England were entered into the competition during this year, owing to a ban from European competition in light of the
Heysel Stadium disaster
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. Had the ban not been imposed,
Everton would have represented England.
Bracket
First round
The Belgian club Anderlecht received a bye from the first round.
First leg
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Second leg
''Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Omonia won 10–0 on aggregate.''
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''Budapest Honvéd won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Steaua București won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Zenit Leningrad won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Kuusysi won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Servette won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Aberdeen won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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''IFK Göteborg won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Fenerbahçe won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Barcelona won on away goals.''
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''Porto won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Hellas Verona won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 9–1 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Bayern Munich won 7–5 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Kuusysi won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''IFK Göteborg won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Barcelona won on away goals.''
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''Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Steaua București won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; IFK Göteborg won on away goals.''
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''Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Barcelona won on penalties.''
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1985–86 European Cup are as follows:
References
External links
1985–86 All matches – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1985–86 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA
- results and line-ups (archive)
{{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 European Cup
1985–86 in European football
European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons