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The 1970–71 European Cup was the 16th season of the
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,
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's premier club
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tournament. The competition was won by
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, who beat Panathinaikos in the
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in
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, on 2 June 1971. It was the first time the trophy went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands. It was also the first time that a Greek team reached the final.
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had introduced for the first time
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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
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failed to qualify for the tournament, having appeared in all 15 previous seasons.
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, the defending champions, were eliminated by Romanian club UTA Arad in the first round.


Teams


Preliminary round


First leg


Second leg

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


Bracket


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 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.''


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
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