1981 European Cup final

September 2020 1981 European Cup final 1981 European Cup Final.jpg 200 Match programme cover 1980–81 European Cup Real Madrid ESP 1977 30px 0 Liverpool ENG 30px 1 27 May 1981 Parc des Princes Paris Károly Palotai (Hungary) 48,360 1980 1982 The 1981 European Cup final was an association football match between Real Madrid of Spain and Liverpool of England on 27 May 1981 at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France. It was the final match of the 1980–81 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Real Madrid were appearing in their ninth final, they had previously won the competition six times and lost twice. Liverpool were appearing in their third final, after two appearances in 1977 and 1978. Each club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. Matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each team's home ground. Real Madrid's matches ranged from close affairs to comfortable victories. In the first round they beat Limerick 7–2 on aggregate, but their final two ties were won by at least two goals. All but one of Liverpool's ties were comfortable victories; they beat Bayern Munich on the away goals rule, while they won all their other ties by at least five goals. Watched by a crowd of 48,360, the first half was goalless. Liverpool took the lead in the second half when Alan Kennedy scored. They held this lead to win the match 1–0, securing Liverpool's third European Cup and a fifth consecutive victory by an English team. Liverpool manager Bob Paisley became the first manager to win the competition three times. As of 2024, this is Real Madrid's most recent loss in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final as they would go on to win in each of their nine subsequent final appearances.2024-06-04 Real Madrid Champions League Final: Number of titles, finals appearances, record, UCL titles in a row https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/real-madrid-champions-league-final-number-of-titles-finals-appearances-record-ucl-titles-in-a-row 2025-01-06 NBC Sports en-US Route to the final 1980–81 European Cup Real Madrid Round Opponents First leg Second legAggregate score1st Limerick 2–1 (a) 5–1 (h) 7–2 2nd Honvéd 1–0 (h) 2–0 (a) 3–0 Quarter-finals Spartak Moscow 0–0 (a) 2–0 (h) 2–0 Semi-finals Internazionale 2–0 (h) 0–1 (a) 2–1 Real Madrid gained entry to the competition as Spanish champions, after they won the 1979–80 La Liga. Their opponents in the first round were Irish champions Limerick. Limerick took the lead in the first leg at Lansdowne Road, but Real scored twice to win the first leg 2–1.Memories of Limerick's 'Real' cup magic http://www.limerickleader.ie/sport/memories_of_limerick_s_real_cup_magic_1_2189644 Limerick Leader 21 July 2009 20 March 2012 The second leg at Real's home ground, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, ended in a 5–1 victory for Real, they won the tie 7–2 on aggregate.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198081det.html Champions' Cup 1980–81 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 9 January 2008 18 September 2011 Antonio Zea Marcel Haisma Their opponents in the second round were Hungarian champions Honvéd. A goal from Santillana ensured Real won the first leg 1–0 in Spain. Two goals from Laurie Cunningham and Francisco García Hernández secured a 2–0 victory in the second leg at Honvéd's home ground the Bozsik József Stadion, thus, winning the tie 3–0 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Real faced Soviet champions Spartak Moscow. A 0–0 at the Dynamo Lenin Stadium in the Soviet Union left the tie finely balanced heading into the second leg in Spain. Two goals from Isidro in the second half secured a 2–0 victory in the match and over aggregate. Real's opponents in the semi-finals were Italian champions Internazionale. Real won the first leg 2–0 in Spain after goals from Santillana and Juanito. Internazionale needed to score twice to force the tie into extra-time, however they were only able to score once. They won the second leg 1–0, but Real won the tie 2–1 on aggregate to progress to their ninth final. Liverpool Round Opponents First leg Second legAggregate score1st Oulun Palloseura 1–1 (a) 10–1 (h) 11–2 2nd Aberdeen 1–0 (a) 4–0 (h) 5–0 Quarter-finals CSKA Sofia 5–1 (h) 1–0 (a) 6–1 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 0–0 (h) 1–1 (a) 1–1 Liverpool gained entry to the competition by winning the 1979–80 Football League First Division, entering as English champions.Kelly 1988 136 Their opponents in the first round were Finnish champions Oulun Palloseura. The first leg in Finland at the Raatti Stadion was drawn 1–1. The second leg at Liverpool's home ground Anfield resulted in a comprehensive 10–1 victory for Liverpool. Two of their players, Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott, scored a hat-trick. Liverpool won the tie 11–2 on aggregate.Ponting Hale 1992 152 In the second round, Liverpool were drawn against Scottish champions Aberdeen, managed by Alex Ferguson. The first leg was at Aberdeen's home ground, Pittodrie, a McDermott goal in the fifth minute ensured a 1–0 victory for Liverpool. The second leg at Anfield was won 4–0 by Liverpool, thus they won the tie 5–0 on aggregate. Liverpool's opponents in the quarter-finals were Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia. The first leg was held in England, another hat-trick from Souness and goals from McDermott and Sammy Lee gave Liverpool a 5–1 victory. They won the second leg at the Vasil Levski National Stadium 1–0 to progress to the semi-finals courtesy of a 6–1 aggregate victory.Ponting Hale 1992 146 They faced West German champions Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. The first leg in England ended in a 0–0 draw. Liverpool needed to score in the second leg to advance to the final. Their cause was not helped when striker Kenny Dalglish had to be replaced in the early minutes of the match by the inexperienced Howard Gayle. However, Gayle rose to the occasion, unsettling the Bayern defence with his attacking threat.Ponting Hale 1992 148 With seven minutes of normal time left, Ray Kennedy scored to give Liverpool a 1–0 lead. Bayern responded soon afterwards when Karl-Heinz Rummenigge scored, however, they needed to score another goal due to the away goals rule. They were unable to do so and Liverpool progressed to their third final in five seasons.http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/europeancup/tm_headline=decimated-liverpool-dig-deep-to-score-famous-win%26method=full%26objectid=15547871%26siteid=50061-name_page.html Decimated Liverpool dig deep to score famous win Liverpool Daily Post 22 April 1981 18 September 2011 Nick Hilton Match Background thumb|right|The Parc des Princes, which was hosting the final for the third time. Real Madrid were appearing in their ninth European Cup final, they had won the competition six times,Kelly 1988 149 including a record five successive victories from 1956 to 1960. Their sixth victory was in 1966, while their two losses were in 1962 and 1964.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html European Champions' Cup Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 10 June 2011 19 September 2011 Karel Stokkermans Liverpool were appearing in their third final. They had won their two previous appearances in 1977 and 1978. Real Madrid had finished second in the 1980–81 La Liga, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result, but victory would enable them to compete in the European Cup the following season.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist7989.html Spain 1980/81 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 27 June 2007 22 September 2011 José Vicente Tejedor Carnicero Liverpool had finished fifth during the 1980–81 Football League First Division, thus they needed to win the final to ensure that they would compete in the European Cup the following season. Despite this, Liverpool had won the Football League Cup for the first time earlier in the season, defeating West Ham United 2–1 in a replay after the final finished 1–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4753743.stm FA Cup flashback BBC Sport 10 May 2006 22 September 2011 Julian Shea Both sides had injury concerns before the match. Real had concerns over striker Laurie Cunningham who had been sidelined since November. Liverpool had doubts over a number of players. Kenny Dalglish had not trained for several weeks,Ponting Hale 1992 149 while Alan Kennedy had been sidelined for six weeks with a broken wrist.http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/europeancup/tm_headline=liverpool-1-real-madrid-0%26method=full%26objectid=15547873%26page=1%26siteid=50061-name_page.html Liverpool 1 Real Madrid 0 Liverpool Daily Post 27 May 1981 17 September 2011 Nick Hilton Summary Liverpool controlled the opening passages of the game. Their first goalscoring chance came in the 11th minute when Alan Kennedy's 30-yard shot was saved by Real goalkeeper Agustín. Further chances were created, but neither Terry McDermott or Dalglish were able to score. Real started to exert more of an influence after this, midfielder Juanito started to cause Liverpool problems with his passing. One pass found José Antonio Camacho, who beat Liverpool defender Alan Hansen but put his shot wide of the Liverpool goal.http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/647 Liverpool keep it in the family The Guardian 27 May 1981 17 September 2011 David Lacey Despite their scoring opportunity, one problem Real had was to get the best out of their winger Cunningham. Not fully fit, he was tightly marked and made little impact in the match. thumb|left|alt=Graeme Souness, Phil Neal and Laurie Cunningham trying to take control of the ball|Graeme Souness, Phil Neal and Laurie Cunningham fighting over the ball in the final Liverpool had a chance to take the lead before half-time. Phil Neal advanced down the right-hand side of the pitch and found Dalglish, who passed to Graeme Souness, who ran late through the Real defence. His subsequent shot was not held by Agustín, but Souness was unable to get to the rebounded ball. Real had the first chance of the second half. Liverpool's defence had stopped as they thought Cunningham was offside; however, he was not and Camacho advanced towards Ray Clemence in the Liverpool goal. Clemence came off his line and ran towards the Real midfielder Camacho, who attempted to lob the ball over the keeper, but his shot went over the goal. thumb|upright|Mural of Alan Kennedy holding the European Cup in 1981 after he scored the winner for Liverpool The tactical approaches of the two sides were cancelling each other out. Real's slow pace was interspersed with high-speed bursts, while Liverpool preferred a more deliberate approach, keeping possession and making use of their wingers. Their various forms of marking also negated each other. Real man marked Liverpool's best players, such as Dalglish and Souness, while Liverpool were content for the nearest defender to mark the man on the ball. Despite the tactical battle, Liverpool were able to score in the 81st minute. A throw-in from Ray Kennedy found Alan Kennedy, whose run up the left-hand side of the pitch caught Real off-guard. Kennedy went past Real defender Rafael García Cortés into the Real box, his subsequent shot beat the Real goalkeeper to give Liverpool the lead. Soon afterwards, Liverpool replaced Dalglish with midfielder Jimmy Case in an attempt to see out the match. Although Liverpool had chances to extend their lead as Real went all out to score, Real keeper Agustín made several saves to keep his team in the game. The score remained 1–0 and Liverpool won their third European Cup, the first English club to do so. Liverpool's victory meant that Bob Paisley became the first manager to win the European Cup three times.1908/81: Paisley in a class of his own 27 May 1981 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0089-0e6a09dbb4da-9dc4666bbc2c-1000/ 22 June 2020 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Details 27 May 1981 20:15 CEST Real Madrid ESP 1977 0–1 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1980/matches/round=1026/match=63741/index.html ENG Liverpool A. Kennedy 82 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,360http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1218 Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid LFC History 19 September 2010 Károly Palotai (Hungary) _linesonwhite _realmadrid81h _linesonwhite _adidasonwhite _color_3_stripes_on_white 8182BB FFFFFF 8182BB 8182BB 8182BB Real Madrid _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool GK 1 ESP 1977 AgustínRB 2 ESP 1977 Rafael García Cortés 87LB 3 ESP 1977 José Antonio CamachoCM 4 FRG Uli Stielike 59CB 5 ESP 1977 Andrés SabidoCM 6 ESP 1977 Vicente del BosqueRF 7 ESP 1977 JuanitoCM 8 ESP 1977 ÁngelCF 9 ESP 1977 Santillana (c)CB 10ESP 1977 Antonio García NavajasLF 11ENG Laurie CunninghamSubstitutes:GK 12 ESP 1977 Miguel ÁngelDF 13 ESP 1977 Isidoro San JoséMF 14 ESP 1977 IsidroMF 15 ESP 1977 Francisco García HernándezMF 16ESP 1977 Francisco Pineda 87Manager:YUG Vujadin Boškov300px GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Phil NealLB 3 ENG Alan KennedyCB 4 ENG Phil Thompson (c)LM 5 ENG Ray Kennedy 29CB 6 SCO Alan HansenCF 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish 85RM 8 ENG Sammy LeeCF 9 ENG David JohnsonCM 10ENG Terry McDermottCM 11SCO Graeme SounessSubstitutes:MF 12 ENG Jimmy Case 85GK 13 ENG Steve OgrizovicDF 14 ENG Colin IrwinDF 15 ENG Richard MoneyFW 16 ENG Howard GayleManager:ENG Bob Paisley See also 1980–81 Real Madrid CF season 1980–81 Liverpool F.C. season 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1981 European Super Cup 1981 UEFA Cup final 2018 UEFA Champions League final – contested between same teams 2022 UEFA Champions League final – contested between same teams Real Madrid CF in international football Liverpool F.C. in international football References Bibliography Ponting Ivan Hale Steve Liverpool in Europe 1992 Guinness Publishing London 0-85112-569-7 Kelly Stephen F. You'll Never Walk Alone Queen Anne Press London 1988 0-356-19594-5 External links 1980–81 season at UEFA website 1981 European Cup Final 1981 European Cup 1981 Final European Cup Final European Cup Final 1981 European Cup Final 1981 European European Category:1981 in Paris Category:May 1981 sports events in Europe 1981