Complex sentence: This was the sixth time that an English side and a German side had met in a European Cup/Champions League final; the other occasions were 1975,1977,1980,1982 and 1999.
Split into simpler sentences: This was the sixth time an English and a German side had met in a European Cup/Champions League final. The other occasions were 1975,1977,1980,1982 and 1999.