1979 European Cup final

1979 European Cup final 1979 European Cup Final match programme.jpg Match programme cover. The image is of Emlyn Hughes lifting the trophy the previous year for Liverpool. 1978–79 European Cup Malmö FF SWE 30px 0 Nottingham Forest ENG 30px 1 30 May 1979 Olympiastadion Munich Erich Linemayr (Austria) 68,500UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2012/13 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Statistics/01/85/99/80/1859980_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA 1978 1980 The 1979 European Cup final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979.The venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1978/09/28/pagina-4/1045970/pdf.html Edición del Thursday 28 September 1978, Página 4 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com Trevor Francis scored the only goal of the match, as Nottingham Forest of England defeated Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0 to become European champions for the first time in club history. The win represented a third successive victory for an English side in the European Cup, after Liverpool's victories in 1977 and 1978. Background The competition produced a final between two clubs that had not previously reached that stage. With two first-choice players – midfielder Bo Larsson and defender Roy Andersson – already ruled out with injury and with their captain and midfielder, Staffan Tapper, breaking his toe in training on the eve of the final, Malmö resorted to the same defensive tactics that Belgian team Club Bruges had used at Wembley in the final twelve months earlier. With neither of the finalists being one of Europe’s major clubs, Munich’s Olympiastadion was far from full for the Final, and the game itself was something of an anti-climax. There was, however, one memorable story still to be told. Back in February, Brian Clough had elected to spend the money that Forest had made from winning the league title in 1978 on a forward from Birmingham City. Clough made Trevor Francis Britain’s first £1 million footballer when he took him to Nottingham, but UEFA rules stipulated that he could not play European football for another three months. Therefore, the first game that Francis was eligible for was the final itself and, with Martin O'Neill injured and Archie Gemmill not selected by Clough, Francis was picked to play his first ever European club game, albeit out on the right wing. Route to the final 1978–79 European Cup Malmö FFRoundNottingham ForestOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsFRA 1974 Monaco1–00–0 home; 1–0 awayFirst roundENG Liverpool2–02–0 home; 0–0 awayUSSR Dynamo Kiev2–02–0 home; 0–0 awaySecond roundGRC AEK Athens7–25–1 home; 2–1 awayPOL 1928 Wisła Kraków5–34–1 home; 1–2 awayQuarter-finalsSUI Grasshoppers5–24–1 home; 1–1 awayAUT Austria Wien1–01–0 home; 0–0 awaySemi-finalsFRG 1. FC Köln4–33–3 home; 1–0 away Match summary With Malmö opting to sit back in defence for the duration of the match, the game was merely about whether Forest could break through. Despite constant pressure, the English side had still failed to score as first half injury time began, but then John Robertson, a man who was now one of the most feared wingers in European football, beat two Swedish defenders on the left hand side before whipping in a cross. Goalkeeper Jan Möller, who had been solid up to this point, did not come out to clear the ball, and at the far post was none other than Trevor Francis to head the ball into the roof of the net. That was effectively the end of the match. Both Garry Birtles and Robertson missed good chances in the second half, but it did not matter, as Malmö never looked likely to score.August 2020 Under their maverick manager Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest, a relatively small English club, had won European club football’s winning prize, knocking out two-time defending champions Liverpool along the way. Just two years earlier, Forest had been in English football's second tier. Nottingham Forest would retain their title the following year. To date, Malmö is the only club from a Nordic country to play in the European Cup or Champions League final. Match Details 30 May 1979 20:15 CEST Malmö FF SWE 0–1 ENG Nottingham Forest https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1978/matches/round=1014/match=63579/index.html Francis 45+1 Olympiastadion, Munich 68,000 Erich Linemayr (Austria) _concepcion86b _concepcion86b _concepcion86b _whitestripe 87CEFA 87CEFA 87CEFA ffffff 87CEFA Malmö FF svg _3_stripes_border_white _3_stripes_vneck_white _3_stripes_border_white _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Nottingham Forest GK 1 SWE Jan Möller RB 2 SWE Roland Andersson CB 4 SWE Kent JönssonCB 5 SWE Magnus AnderssonLB 3 SWE Ingemar ErlandssonRM 8 SWE Robert PrytzCM 6 SWE Staffan Tapper (c) 34CM 7 SWE Anders LjungbergLM 11SWE Jan-Olov KindvallCF 10SWE Tore Cervin CF 9 SWE Tommy Hansson 82Substitutes:DF 12SWE Mats ArvidssonFW 13SWE Tommy Andersson 82MF 14SWE Claes Malmberg 34GK 15SWE Arne Åkesson Manager:ENG Bob Houghton300px GK 1 ENG Peter ShiltonRB 2 ENG Viv AndersonCB 5 ENG Larry LloydCB 6 SCO Kenny Burns LB 3 ENG Frank Clark RM 7 ENG Trevor FrancisCM 4 SCO John McGovern (c)CM 8 ENG Ian BowyerLM 11SCO John RobertsonCF 9 ENG Garry BirtlesCF 10ENG Tony Woodcock Substitutes:GK 12 ENG Chris WoodsDF 13 ENG David NeedhamMF 14 NIR Martin O'NeillMF 15 SCO Archie GemmillFW 16 SCO John O'HareManager:ENG Brian Clough See also 1979 Malmö FF season 1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1979 European Super Cup 1979 UEFA Cup final Malmö FF in European football Nottingham Forest F.C. in European football Notes References External links 1978–79 season at UEFA.com Final European Cup Final European Cup Final European Cup Final 1979 European Cup Final 1979 Category:UEFA Champions League finals Category:Football matches in West Germany European Cup Final Category:1970s in Munich European Cup Final Category:Football matches in Munich European Cup Final 1979 Category:1978–79 in German football Category:Football finals in Germany