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The 1970–71 season of the European Cup club football tournament was won by
Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...
in the final against
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
. It was the first time the cup went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands.
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, the defending champions, were eliminated by Romanian club
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in the first round.
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had introduced for first time the
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as a way of deciding drawn ties – doing away with the unsatisfactory tossing of a coin. They had also decided that the away goals rule should apply to all rounds, and not just the first two, as had been the case. This season marked the first time in European Cup history that Real Madrid failed to qualify for the tournament, having appeared in all 15 previous seasons. It was also the first time a Greek team reached the final.


Bracket


Preliminary round


First leg


Second leg

''Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.''


First round


First leg

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Second leg

''Cagliari won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Standard Liège won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.'' ---- ''Waterford United won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 14–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; UTA Arad won on away goals.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Everton won 9–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate.''


Second round


First leg

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Second leg

''Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 10–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Everton won on penalties.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.''


Quarter-finals


First leg

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Second leg

''2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.'' ---- ''Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.''


Semi-finals


First leg

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Second leg

''Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.'' *There were many reports from the Greek and international press of the time about bribery by Panathinaikos to players of other teams (Everton, Red Star), as well as the active involvement of the Colonels Junta, in order to be able to reach Wembley. Decrypted Junta documents, video footage and personal testimonies prove the factshttps://fws.gr/karapapas-deite-pos-kremontai-oi-paiktes-sas-apo-ta-kagkela-gia-na-filisoyn-toys-choyntaioys-vids/.


Final


Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:


References


External links


1970–71 All matches – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA1970-71 European Cup
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