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The 1986 European Cup Final was a
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match held at the
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,
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, on 7 May 1986 that saw Steaua București of Romania defeat
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of Spain in a
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after 120 minutes of play could not separate the two sides. Barcelona had all of their spot-kicks saved by Steaua goalkeeper
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, who was later dubbed "The Hero of Seville". It was the first European Cup final to finish goalless and remains Steaua's only
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triumph, and the first of only two won by an Eastern European club.


Route to the final


Match


Details


See also

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1985–86 European Cup The 1985–86 European Cup was the 31st season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The European Champion Clubs' Cup was won by Steaua București on penalties in the final against Barcelona. Steaua București became th ...
*
1986 UEFA Cup Final The 1986 UEFA Cup Final was an association football tie played on 30 April and 6 May 1986 between Real Madrid of Spain and Köln of West Germany. Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate and, in doing so, successfully defended their UEFA Cup title from ...
* 1986 European Cup Winners' Cup Final *
1986 European Super Cup The 1986 European Super Cup was played between Steaua BucureÈ™ti and Dynamo Kyiv, with Steaua winning 1–0. The winning goal was scored by Gheorghe Hagi. Match Details See also * FC Dynamo Kyiv in European football * FC Steaua BucureÈ ...
* 1986 Intercontinental Cup *
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* FC Steaua București in European football


References


External links


1985–86 season at UEFA website
* ttp://www.steauaonline.com/sevilla.php Sevilla 1986 – Steaua Bucharest fans
European Cup History 1986
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