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1980 European Cup final

The 1980 European Cup final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 28 May 1980, to determine the winner of the 1979–80 European Cup. The final saw defending champions Nottingham Forest of England defeat Hamburg of West Germany by a score of 1–0. In the 21st minute, John Robertson squeezed a shot past Hamburg keeper Rudi Kargus for the only goal of the game,[1] and Forest then defended solidly,[2] to give Nottingham Forest back-to-back European Cup titles.[3]

Route to the final

Match

Details

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ ""Nottingham Forest 1979/80" uefa.com".
  2. ^ 'Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport amusingly summed up the event by claiming that "Forest showed how English teams can implement Catenaccio"'.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52970612
  3. ^ Pye, Steven (28 May 2020). "When Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup 40 years ago". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Tironi, Hrvoje (11 September 2016). "Aston Villa i Nottingham Forest, dva europska prvaka u 2. ligi" [Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, two European champions in the 2nd division]. Goal (in Bosnian). Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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