# 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested by Chelsea of England and Real Madrid of Spain. It was the final match of the 1970–71 competition and the 11th European Cup Winners' Cup final in all.

## Route to the final

| Chelsea | Chelsea | Chelsea | Chelsea | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aris | 6–2 | 1–1 (A) | 5–1 (H) | First round | Hibernians | 5–0 | 0–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–0 | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Second round | Wacker Innsbruck | 2–1 | 0–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
| Club Brugge | 4–2 | 0–2 (A) | 4–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | Quarter-finals | Cardiff City | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
| Manchester City | 2–0 | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Semi-finals | PSV | 2–1 | 0–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |

## Match review

The Spanish club were challenging for their seventh European trophy overall (all six previous were European Cups), a record among European clubs at the time, while the West Londoners were seeking their first ever European honour. The final took place on 19 May 1971 and was staged at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, which was filled to capacity by traveling fans of both clubs as well as local football aficionados. Chelsea went ahead with a Peter Osgood left-foot volley from inside the area, after a Boyle-Cooke combination, but Real, demonstrating their "exceptional ball skills", pressed back and eventually equalised in the last minute with Ignacio Zoco. There were no further goals scored in extra time, so the final went to a replay game.
The replay was staged at the same venue two days later, on a Friday, with markedly lower attendance. Most of the clubs' fans had left, having booked return tickets on the assumption that, as usual, the final would be decided in one game, although a number of Chelsea's followers stayed on, "sleeping in the rough" around the city. Chelsea scored two goals with Peter Osgood and John Dempsey in the first half. Real's Sebastián Fleitas scored 15 minutes before the end of the game but Chelsea hung on to win 2–1 and become the third London club to win the trophy.

## Match
### Details

| Chelsea | Real Madrid |
Peter Bonetti :
| DF | 2 | John Boyle |
| DF | 3 | Ron Harris (c) |
| MF | 4 | John Hollins | 91' |
| DF | 5 | John Dempsey |
| DF | 6 | David Webb |
| W | 7 | Keith Weller |
| MF | 8 | Alan Hudson |
| ST | 9 | Peter Osgood | 86' |
| MF | 10 | Charlie Cooke |
| W | 11 | Peter Houseman |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 14 | Paddy Mulligan | 91' |
| ST | 15 | Tommy Baldwin | 86' |
| Manager: |||
| Dave Sexton ||||
José Luis Borja :
| DF | 2 | José Luis |
| DF | 3 | Goyo Benito |
| DF | 4 | Ignacio Zoco |
| MF | 5 | Pirri |
| DF | 6 | Fernando Zunzunegui |
| MF | 7 | Ramón Grosso |
| MF | 8 | Manuel Velázquez |
| MF | 9 | Miguel Pérez | 65' |
| FW | 10 | Amancio Amaro |
| FW | 11 | Paco Gento (c) | 70' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 12 | Sebastián Fleitas | 65' |
| FW | 13 | Toni Grande | 70' |
| Manager: |||
| Miguel Muñoz ||||

### Replay

| Chelsea | Real Madrid |
Peter Bonetti :
| RB | 2 | John Boyle |
| CB | 6 | David Webb |
| CB | 5 | John Dempsey |
| LB | 3 | Ron Harris (c) |
| CM | 4 | Charlie Cooke |
| CM | 10 | Alan Hudson |
| RW | 7 | Keith Weller |
| LW | 11 | Peter Houseman |
| CF | 8 | Tommy Baldwin |
| CF | 9 | Peter Osgood | 73' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 14 | Paddy Mulligan |
| CF | 15 | Derek Smethurst | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Dave Sexton ||||
José Luis Borja :
| RB | 2 | José Luis |
| SW | 6 | Ignacio Zoco (c) |
| CB | 5 | Goyo Benito |
| LB | 3 | Fernando Zunzunegui |
| CM | 10 | Manuel Velázquez | 75' |
| DM | 4 | Pirri |
| CM | 9 | Ramón Grosso |
| RW | 7 | Sebastián Fleitas |
| CF | 8 | Amancio Amaro |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Bueno | 60' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DM | 15 | Toni Grande | 60' |
| LW | 16 | Paco Gento | 75' |
| Manager: |||
| Miguel Muñoz ||||