The 1986–87 season of the

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was won by

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in the final against Lokomotive Leipzig. The young Ajax side, which included the likes of Marco van Basten,

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and Dennis Bergkamp, was guided to victory by its coach

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. It was Ajax's only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of European Cup wins from 1971 to

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. They also went on to win another European Cup and a

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in the 1990s.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Wrexham won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitosha Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Velež Mostar won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''17 Nëntori won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''VfB Stuttgart won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rapid Wien won 7–6 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Katowice won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won on away goals.'' ---- ''Vitosha Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Real Zaragoza won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Bordeaux won on away goals.'' ---- ''Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Lokomotive Leipzig won 6–5 on penalties.''

Final

Top scorers

External links

1986–87 competition at UEFA website

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First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top scorers

See also

External links