European Champions Cup

 

Champions' Cup 1971-72

Preliminary Round
Valencia                 Esp  US Luxembourg            Lux  3-1  1-0  4-1

First Round
Galatasaray              Tur  CSKA Moscow              URS  1-1  0-3  1-4
Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  Linfield                 Nir  2-0  3-2  5-2
B1903 (Copenhagen)       Den  Celtic                   Sco  2-1  0-3  2-4
Feyenoord                Ned  Olympiakos (Nicosia)     Cyp  8-0  9-0 17-0w
Internazionale           Ita  AEK (Athens)             Gre  4-1  2-3  6-4
Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  Malmo FF                 Swe  4-0  0-1  4-1
Valencia                 Esp  NK Hajduk (Split)        Yug  0-0  1-1 *1-1
Cork Hibernians          Irl  Borussia Monchengladbach FRG  0-5  1-2  1-7
Wacker Innsbruck         Aut  SL Benfica               Por  0-4  1-3  1-7
Ajax                     Ned  SG Dynamo Dresden        GDR  2-0  0-0  2-0
Stromsgodset IF          Nor  Arsenal                  Eng  1-3  0-4  1-7x
Dinamo Bucharest         Rom  Spartak Trnava           Tch  0-0  2-2 *2-2
Olympique Marseille      Fra  Gornik Zabrze            Pol  2-1  1-1  3-2y
CSKA (Sofia)             Bul  KS Partizani (Tirane)    Alb  3-0  1-0  4-0
Lahden Reipas            Fin  Grasshopper-Club Zurich  Sui  1-1  0-8  1-9
IA (Akranes)             Isl  Sliema Wanderers         Mlt  0-4  0-0  0-4z
w 2nd leg in Rotterdam
x 1st leg in Oslo
y 2nd leg in Katowice
z 1st leg in Malta

Second Round
CSKA Moscow              URS  Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  1-0  0-2  1-2
Dinamo Bucharest         Rom  Feyenoord                Ned  0-3  0-2  0-5
Valencia                 Esp  Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  0-1  1-2  1-3
Internazionale           Ita  Borussia Monchengladbach FRG  4-2  0-0  4-2x
SL Benfica               Por  CSKA (Sofia)             Bul  2-1  0-0  2-1
Grasshopper-Club Zurich  Sui  Arsenal                  Eng  0-2  0-3  0-5
Olympique Marseille      Fra  Ajax                     Ned  1-2  1-4  2-6
Celtic                   Sco  Sliema Wanderers         Mlt  5-0  2-1  7-1
x Borussia Monchengladbach were originally drawn at home and won the first
  leg 7-1.  During the match, Roberto Boninsegna was carried off, allegedly
  having been hit by a beer can.  The match was annulled and UEFA ordered
  a replay in West-Berlin, which took place after Internazionale's home
  match.

Quarter-Finals
Ajax                     Ned  Arsenal                  Eng  2-1  1-0  3-1
Feyenoord                Ned  SL Benfica               Por  1-0  1-5  2-5
Ujpesti Dozsa            Hun  Celtic                   Sco  1-2  1-1  2-3
Internazionale           Ita  Standard CL (Liege)      Bel  1-0  1-2 *2-2

Semi-Finals
Ajax                     Ned  SL Benfica               Por  1-0  0-0  1-0
Internazionale           Ita  Celtic                   Sco  0-0  0-0  0-0  5-4p


Final, Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, 31 May 1972, att 61000


Ajax                     (0) 2  Internazionale           (0) 0
47' 1-0  A: Cruyff
78' 2-0  A: Cruyff













Ajax (trainer Kovacs)
        Stuy; Suurbier, Blankenburg, Hulshoff, Krol; Neeskens, Haan, G.Mühren; Swart,Cruijff, Keizer
Internazionale (trainer Invernizzi)
        Bordon, Burgnich, Facchetti, Bellugi, Oriali; Giubertoni (Bertini 12), Bedin, Frustalupi; Jair (Pellizarro 58), Mazzola, Boninsegna
Referee: Helles (France)


Second Champions Cup in a row. 

Inter was outplayed. Standing from left: Bordon, Fabbian, Bellugi, Corso, Facchetti, Invernizzi (all.), Ghio, Giubertoni, Boninsegna, Mazzola, Vieri.

Sitting: Bertini, Oriali, Jair, Burgnich, Cacciatori, Bedin, Frustalupi, Silva, Pellizzaro, Della Casa (mass.)

Simply the best.