The 1977–78 season of the

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club tournament was won by defending champions

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in the final against

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. The match finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after 90 minutes, five of them won by English clubs.

Teams

Bracket

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''0–0 on aggregate; Benfica won on penalties.'' ---- ''Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won on away goals.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''3–3 on aggregate; Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

Top scorers

References

External links

1977–78 All matches – season at UEFA website
*All scorers 1977–78 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA
- results and line-ups (archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 European Cup UEFA Champions League seasons

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