1971 Champions League Final Ajax - Panathinaikos

The 1971 European Cup Final was a

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match between

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of the Netherlands and

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of Greece on 2 June 1971 at

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. It was the final match of the 1970–71 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the

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. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final 4–1 to Italian team

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. Panathinaikos were appearing in their first final. Both teams progressed through four rounds to reach the final. Ajax comfortably won all of their ties by two goals, except for their 5–1 aggregate victory against Swiss team

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in the second round. Panathinaikos matches were close affairs, with the exception of their 7–1 aggregate victory against

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of Luxembourg in the first round. Their quarter-final and semi-final victories were both won via the

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. Watched by a crowd of 83,179, Ajax took the lead in the 5th minute when

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scored. Ajax extended their lead in the 87th minute when a shot by

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deflected off defender

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and went into the Panathinaikos goal, giving Ajax its first European Cup victory by a score of 2–0.

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