As the holders, they received a bye in the first round. In the second round, they played Greek side Olympiacos. In the first leg at the Boleyn Ground, West Ham won 4–0 with goals from Johnny Byrne, Peter Brabrook and two from Geoff Hurst. The away leg a week later finished 2–2. In a game refereed by future 1966 FIFA World Cup Final linesman Tofiq Bahramov, Martin Peters scored twice for West Ham with an own goal by Eddie Bovington and an 80th penalty by Kostas Polychroniou for Olympiakos. East German team, 1. FC Magdeburg were West Ham's opponents in the quarter-finals. The East Germans spent much of the game defending in the first leg in London and were beaten only by a single goal, by Johnny Byrne. In Magdeburg, Joachim Walter scored in the 78th minute to make the game 1–1 on aggregate. Johnny Sissons equalized almost from kick-off, in the 79th minute, to put West Ham through 2–1. West Germany provided the opponents in the semi-finals with Borussia Dortmund. Bobby Moore, who had stated his desire to leave the club, was replaced as captain by Johnny Byrne. The West Germans won 2–1 at the Boleyn Ground. Although Martin Peters scored first, Lothar Emmerich scored in the 86th and 87th minute to take a lead to the second leg in Dortmund. On 13 April in West Germany, Dortmund scored in the first minute through Emmerich, who added another in the 28th minute and although Peters scored to make the game 2–4 on aggregate, Gerhard Cyliax scored a third Dortmund goal in the 87th minute to put them through to the final, 5–2 on aggregate.