The 1970–71 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup football
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club tournament was won by
Chelsea in a replay against
Real Madrid
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. Defending champions
Manchester City
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were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, only the second ever tie in the competition between two clubs from the same country. These two sides would later compete in the
2021 UEFA Champions League final, with Chelsea winning 1-0. The
final
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was played in
Karaiskakis Stadium in
Piraeus
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,
Greece
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.
Bracket
Preliminary round
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate''
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''CSKA September Flag won 11–1 on aggregate.''
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''Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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'' Benfica won 9–2 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Vorwärts Berlin won on away goals.''
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'' Cardiff City won 8-0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''PSV Eindhoven won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate. Vorwärts Berlin won 5–3 on penalties.''
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Replay
See also
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1970–71 European Cup
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1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
References
External links
1970-71 competition at UEFA website
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1970–71 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons