1973 UEFA Cup final

1973 UEFA Cup final 1972–73 UEFA Cup Liverpool ENG 30px 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach FRG 30px 2 on aggregate First leg 3 0 10 May 1973 Anfield Liverpool Erich Linemayr (Austria) 41,169 Second leg 0 2 23 May 1973 Bökelbergstadion Mönchengladbach Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union) 34,905 1972 1974 The 1973 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played over two-legs between Liverpool of England and Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany. The first leg was played at Anfield, Liverpool on 10 May 1973 and the second leg was played on 23 May 1973 at the Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach. It was the final of the 1972–73 season of Europe's secondary cup competition, the UEFA Cup. Liverpool and Mönchengladbach were both appearing in their first final, although Liverpool had previously reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup losing 2–1 to Borussia Dortmund. 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. The majority of Liverpool's ties were won by at least two goals, the exception was the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, which Liverpool won on the away goals rule. Borussia Mönchengladbach's ties were predominantly one-sided. The West German team won by at least four goals in all four of their ties, a 9–2 aggregate victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern represented their biggest margin of victory. Watched by a crowd of 41,169 at Anfield, Liverpool took the lead in the first leg when Kevin Keegan scored in the 21st minute. Another goal by Keegan in the first half, extended Liverpool's lead and a further goal by Larry Lloyd meant Liverpool won the first leg 3–0. Therefore, in the second leg at the Bökelbergstadion, Liverpool had to avoid losing by three clear goals to win the competition. A crowd of 34,905 watched Borussia take the lead in the 29th minute courtesy of a Jupp Heynckes goal, he scored again 11 minutes later to double Borussia's lead. Borussia were unable to find the third goal they needed to take the match into extra-time and won the second leg 2–0. Thus, Liverpool won the final 3–2 on aggregate to win their first European trophy. Route to the final 1972–73 UEFA Cup Liverpool Round Opposition First leg Second legAggregate score 1st Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 (h) 0–0 (a) 2–0 2nd AEK Athens 3–0 (h) 3–1 (a) 6–1 3rd Dynamo Berlin 0–0 (a) 3–1 (h) 3–1 Quarter-final Dynamo Dresden 2–0 (a) 1–0 (h) 3–0 Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 (h) 1–2 (a) 2–2 Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result of finishing third in the 1971–72 Football League First Division.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1971-72.html Season 1971–72 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 7 December 2011 Stuart Jackson live https://web.archive.org/web/20100601090929/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1971-72.html 1 June 2010 Their opponents in the first round were West German team Eintracht Frankfurt. Liverpool won the first leg at their home ground, Anfield, 2–0. The second leg at Frankfurt's home ground the Waldstadion ended in a 0–0 draw, which meant Liverpool progressed to the second round with a 2–0 aggregate victory.Hale Ponting 1992 80 Greek team AEK Athens were the opposition. Liverpool won the first leg at Anfield 3–0, a 3–1 victory at AEK's home ground the Nikos Goumas Stadium ensured Liverpool won the tie 6–1 on aggregate. The opposition in the third round were Dynamo Berlin of East Germany. The first leg at Dynamo's home ground the Sportforum ended in a 0–0 draw. The second leg at Anfield was more eventful Liverpool took the lead through Phil Boersma in the first minute and Dynamo equalised six minutes later. Two further goals for Liverpool secured a 3–1 victory in the match and on aggregate.Hale Ponting 1992 81 In the quarter-finals Liverpool again faced East German opposition, their opponents were Dynamo Dresden.Hale Ponting 1992 82 Liverpool won the first leg 2–0 at Anfield, and they won the second leg 1–0 in East Germany, to beat Dresden 3–0 on aggregate. Reigning champions Tottenham Hotspur were the opposition in the semi-final. Liverpool won an attacking match at Anfield 1–0. The second leg at White Hart Lane was equally eventful. Tottenham took the lead in the second half when Martin Peters scored to give Spurs the lead. Seven minutes Liverpool equalised when Steve Heighway scored this levelled the match and gave Liverpool a 2–1 lead on aggregate. Tottenham went 2–1 up when Peters scored again, this levelled the aggregate score at 2–2, but Liverpool had scored an away goal, and would, therefore, progress to the next round as a result.Kelly 1988 102 Borussia Mönchengladbach Round Opposition First leg Second leg Aggregate score 1st Aberdeen 3–2 (a) 6–3 (h) 9–5 2nd Hvidovre IF 3–0 (h) 3–1 (a) 6–1 3rd 1. FC Köln 0–0 (a) 5–0 (h) 5–0 Quarter-final 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 (a) 7–1 (h) 9–2 Semi-final Twente 3–0 (h) 2–1 (a) 5–1 Borussia qualified for the UEFA Cup courtesy of a third-place finish in the 1971–72 Bundesliga.https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=331251 Archive 1971/1972 Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB) 6 September 2000 29 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316214524/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=331251 16 March 2012 The opposition in the first round were Scottish side Aberdeen. The first leg was held at Aberdeen's home ground Pittodrie, with Borussia winning 3–2. The second leg at Borussia's home ground, the Bökelbergstadion, was won 6–3 by the West German side; this meant they qualified for the second round courtesy of a 9–5 aggregate victory.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/52757--monchengladbach/ Matches Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 12 August 2011 5 December 2011 Danish side Hvidovre IF were the opposition in the second round. A 3–0 victory in West Germany was followed by a 3–1 victory in Denmark to secure a 6–1 aggregate victory for Borussia.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197273.html UEFA Cup 1972–73 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 31 July 2008 5 December 2011 James M. Ross live https://web.archive.org/web/20111127111949/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197273.html 27 November 2011 thumb|left|alt=Players from Twente and Borussia Mönchengladbach jumping for the ball.|Borussia beat Twente 2–1 in the second leg to reach the final with a 5–1 aggregate victory. Fellow West German side 1. FC Köln were the opposition in the third round. The first leg at Köln's home ground, the Müngersdorfer Stadion ended in a 0–0 draw. Borussia easily won the second leg at their home ground 5–0 to win the tie by the same score on aggregate. They were again drawn against West German opposition in the quarter-finals, the team in this instance was 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The first leg held at Kaiserlautern's home ground, the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, was won 2–1 by Borussia and a 7–1 victory in the second leg at their home ground ensured they progressed to the semi-finals courtesy of a 9–2 aggregate victory. Dutch team Twente were Borussia's opposition in the semi-finals. The first leg was held in West Germany and Borussia won 3–0 to put themselves in a good position to reach the final, going into the second leg in the Netherlands. Borussia won the second leg 2–1 to win the tie 5–1 on aggregate and progress to their first European final. Background Liverpool were appearing in their second European final. They had previously lost 2–1 in the final of the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup against West German team Borussia Dortmund.http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1965/intro.html 1965/66: Stan the man for Dortmund Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1 June 1966 5 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140510160346/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1965/intro.html 10 May 2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach were appearing in their first European final, they had appeared in European competition but the furthest they had progressed was the second round of the 1970–71 European Cup and 1971–72 European Cup when they were beat by English team Everton and Inter Milan of Italy respectively.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/52757--monchengladbach/ History Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 5 December 2011 Liverpool had won the 1972–73 Football League First Division, a 2–0 victory over Leeds United ensured they became champions. Their league success meant that whatever the result they would be competing in the European Cup the following season. As a result of their league success, Liverpool were looking to become the first English team to win a European trophy in the same year as winning the league. Borussia Mönchengladbach had finished fifth in the 1972–73 Bundesliga,https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duit73.html Germany 1972/73 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 1 April 2001 6 December 2011 Gwidon Naskrent however they won the 1972–73 DFB-Pokal, the German domestic cup competition. This meant they would be participating in the European Cup Winners' Cup in the following season.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dfbcup/dfb7.html (West) Germany DFB Cup History 1970–80 Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 1 February 2001 6 December 2011 Andreas Werner First leg Summary Abandoned game There had been heavy rain in Liverpool in the week before the first leg. Nevertheless, Austrian referee Erich Linemayr decided that the first leg on 9 May would still go ahead. The rain intensified following kick-off and the players were unable to pass the ball to each other. The referee took the decision to abandon the game after 27 minutes with the match to be played the next day.Hale Ponting 1992 74 Re-arranged game thumb|right|John Toshack, whose introduction in the replayed first leg contributed to Liverpool's victory. The 27 minutes that had been played the previous day had given Liverpool manager Bill Shankly insight into how to beat Borussia. He noted that defender Günter Netzer was suspect in the air, to exploit this he decided to omit Brian Hall in place of John Toshack, whom Shankly believed would exploit this weakness.Kelly 1988 105 The inclusion of Toshack had the desired effect. In the 21st minute his header across the penalty area from a Chris Lawler pass, set up the first goal for Kevin Keegan, who dived forward to head the ball into the far corner of the goal. Keegan nearly extended Liverpool's lead four minutes later when they were awarded a penalty for handball. Alec Lindsay put a high pass into the penalty area; Borussia defender Rainer Bonhof, under pressure from Toshack, handled the ball and Liverpool were awarded a penalty.Liverpool on Glory Trail Daily Mirror 11 May 1973 Dave Horridge However, Keegan's penalty was saved by Borussia goalkeeper Wolfgang Kleff who pushed the effort round the post.Liversedge 1991 178 Borussia nearly made Keegan pay for his penalty miss a few minutes later, but Dietmar Danner's shot hit the post. Keegan made amends in the 33rd minute when he scored again. Emlyn Hughes headed the ball into the Borussia penalty area, Toshack who was facing away from the Borussia goal headed the ball back to Keegan, who volleyed the ball into the goal from ten yards to give Liverpool a 2–0 lead.Hale Ponting 1992 84 Liverpool extended their lead in the 60th minute when defender Larry Lloyd scored. Toshack won Liverpool a corner and with Borussia defender Netzer focusing on the striker, Lloyd was left unmarked to head in Keegan's corner and extend the English club's lead to 3–0. Despite Liverpool's goals, Borussia were presented with an opportunity to get back into the tie when they were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute. Steve Heighway's tackle on Henning Jensen was judged to be a foul by Austrian referee Linemayr. Jupp Heynckes took the penalty for the German team hitting it to Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence's right, but Clemence dived the right way and saved the penalty, preventing Borussia from scoring an away goal. No further goals were scored and the referee blew for full-time with the final score 3–0 to Liverpool. Shankly was equivocal in his praise of the players after the match stating: "It was an international-class game. Really tremendous. I am not making predictions about the second-leg, but we have a distinct advantage because we did not give away a goal."https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/743 Liverpool 3–0 Borussia Monchengladbach LFC History 4 December 2011 Shankly had Clemence to thank for Liverpool not conceding an away goal and the goalkeeper revealed that he had done his homework on the penalty taker Heynckes: "I watched Heynckes take a penalty in the semi-final on television and decided to dive the same way. The save was a reward for my homework."Nawrat Hutchings 1995 114 Details 10 May 1973 19:30 BST Liverpool ENG 3–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64296--liverpool-vs-monchengladbach/ FRG Borussia Mönchengladbach Keegan 21 32Lloyd 61 Anfield, Liverpool 41,169 Erich Linemayr (Austria) _whitecollar dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 Liverpool _turquoise_blackstripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Borussia Mönchengladbach GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Chris LawlerCB 5 ENG Larry LloydCB 4 ENG Tommy Smith (c) LB 3 ENG Alec Lindsay CM 6 ENG Emlyn HughesCM 8 SCO Peter Cormack CM 11 ENG Ian CallaghanRW 7 ENG Kevin KeeganCF 9Wales John ToshackLW 10Ireland Steve Heighway 83 Substitutes:DF ENG Trevor StortonGK 13ENG Frankie Lane MF 14SCO Brian Hall 83 DF 15ENG Phil Thompson FW 16ENG Phil Boersma Manager: SCO Bill Shankly300px GK 1 FRG Wolfgang KleffRB 3 FRG Heinz Michallik CB 5 FRG Rainer BonhofCB 10 FRG Günter Netzer (c)LB 4 FRG Berti Vogts CM 8 FRG Herbert WimmerCM 2 FRG Dietmar DannerCM 6 FRG Christian Kulik RW 7 DNK Henning JensenCF 9FRG Bernd Rupp 82 LW 11FRG Jupp Heynckes Substitutes:FW 13DNK Allan Simonsen 82 Manager: FRG Hennes Weisweiler Second leg Summary Liverpool's 3–0 victory in the first leg meant that Borussia needed to score three goals to force the tie into extra-time. Liverpool employed a "holding action" against the "attacking Germans" in order to protect their three-goal lead.Liverpool survive test of character The Times 24 May 1973 10 London Another bout of torrential rain affected the second leg, as a result the pitch was slippery, and with the onus on Borussia to attack this caused problems for the Liverpool defence. Knowing the task in hand Borussia bombarded Liverpool in the first half, the architect was midfielder Günter Netzer whose passing was instrumental to Borussia's play. Borussia's attacking brought their first goal in the 30th minute. Jupp Heynckes who had missed the penalty for Borussia in the first leg, scored from six yards after Bernd Rupp passed to him from the right hand side of the pitch. Heynckes extended the German side's lead in the 39th minute when he curled the ball into the Liverpool goal from left of the Liverpool penalty area. Borussia needed one more goal to level the tie and take it into extra-time. However, despite an initial spell of dominance following the start of the second half they were unable to match the intensity that they had shown in the first half, Liverpool gained confidence from this and saw out the second half, losing the match 2–0, but they won their first European trophy as a result of a 3–2 aggregate victory. Liverpool's victory meant that they became the first English team to win a European trophy and league championship in the same season. Details 23 May 1973 19:30 CEST Borussia Mönchengladbach FRG 2–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64297--monchengladbach-vs-liverpool/ ENG Liverpool Heynckes 29 40 Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach 34,905https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/744 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–0 Liverpool LFC History 7 December 2011 Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union) _turquoise_blackstripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Borussia Mönchengladbach _whitecollar dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 Liverpool GK 1 FRG Wolfgang KleffRB 5 FRG Rainer BonhofCB 3 FRG Ulrich SurauCB 4 FRG Berti VogtsLB 2 FRG Dietmar DannerCM 10FRG Günter Netzer (c)CM 6 FRG Christian KulikCM 8 FRG Herbert WimmerRW 7 DNK Henning JensenCF 9 FRG Bernd RuppLW 11FRG Jupp Heynckes Substitutes:DF 12FRG Heinz MichallikFW 13DEN Allan SimonsenDF 14FRG Klaus-Dieter SieloffGK 15FRG Bernd SchrageManager: FRG Hennes Weisweiler300px GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Chris LawlerCB 5 ENG Larry LloydCB 4 ENG Tommy Smith (c)LB 3 ENG Alec Lindsay CM 6 ENG Emlyn HughesCM 8 SCO Peter Cormack CM 11 ENG Ian CallaghanRW 7 ENG Kevin KeeganLW 9Ireland Steve Heighway 77 CF 10Wales John ToshackSubstitutes:MF 12SCO Brian HallGK 13ENG Frankie Lane FW 14ENG Phil Boersma 77DF 15ENG Phil Thompson DF 16ENG Trevor StortonManager: SCO Bill Shankly See also 1972–73 Liverpool F.C. season 1972–73 Borussia Mönchengladbach season 1973 European Cup final 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1977 European Cup final – contested between same teams Liverpool F.C. in international football References Bibliography Hale Steve Ponting Ivan Liverpool in Europe 1992 Guinness Publishing London 0-85112-569-7 Hutchings Steve Nawrat Chris The Sunday Times Illustrated History of Football: The Post-War Years Chancellor Press 1995 London 1-85153-014-2 Kelly Stephen F. The Official Illustrated History of Liverpool FC: You'll Never Walk Alone Queen Anne Press London 1988 0-356-19594-5 Liversedge Stan Liverpool: The Official Centenary History Hamlyn Publishing Group London 1991 0-600-57308-7 External links 1972–73 season at UEFA website Final 1973 Category:Liverpool F.C. matches Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach matches Category:1972–73 in German football Category:1972–73 in English men's football Category:1970s in Liverpool Category:1970s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:20th century in Mönchengladbach Category:Football matches in Liverpool Category:Men's football finals in England Category:Football matches in West Germany Category:Football in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:May 1973 sports events in Europe Category:England–Germany football rivalry Category:Football finals in Germany