The 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested by

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of England and Real Madrid of Spain. It was the final match of the 1970–71 competition and the 11th

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final in all.

Route to the final

Match review

The Spanish club were challenging for their seventh European trophy overall (all six previous were European Cups), a record among European clubs at the time, while the West Londoners were seeking their first ever European honour. The final took place on 19 May 1971 and was staged at

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, which was filled to capacity by traveling fans of both clubs as well as local football aficionados. Chelsea went ahead with a

Peter Osgood Peter Leslie Osgood (20 February 1947 – 1 March 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by Englan ...

left-foot volley from inside the

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, after a Boyle-Cooke combination, but Real, demonstrating their "exceptional ball skills", pressed back and eventually equalised in the last minute with

Ignacio Zoco Ignacio Zoco Esparza (31 July 1939 – 28 September 2015) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent 12 years of his professional career with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 400 official matches and winning ten ...

. There were no further goals scored in extra time, so the final went to a replay game. The replay was staged at the same venue two days later, on a Friday, with markedly lower attendance. Most of the clubs' fans had left, having booked return tickets on the assumption that, as usual, the final would be decided in one game, although a number of Chelsea's followers stayed on, "sleeping in the rough" around the city."Ole! Ole! Chelsea!"
''Daily Mirror'', 22 May 1971 Chelsea scored two goals with Peter Osgood and John Dempsey in the first half. Real's

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scored 15 minutes before the end of the game but Chelsea hung on to win 2–1 and become the third London club to win the trophy.

Match

Details

Replay

References

External links

1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com
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