The 1977–78 season of the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

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 football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool

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 in the final against Club Brugge. The game finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after ninety minutes, five of them won by English clubs.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica 0–0 Torpedo Moscow on aggregate. Benfica won on penalties.
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Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate.
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Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague 1–1 Nantes. Nantes won on away goals.
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Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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Second leg

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Wacker 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.
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Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Ajax 2–2 Juventus on aggregate. Juventus won 3–0 on penalties.
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Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1977-78 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup WInners' Cup...	Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...	5
2	Jimmy Case Jimmy Case James Robert Case is a retired English football player who shot to fame with the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s and became known as a player with one of the hardest shots in the game.-Early life:...	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	4
	Roger Davies Roger Davies (footballer) Roger Davies is a retired English football forward who played professionally in England, Belgium and the United States. He currently provides radio commentary for Derby County games.-History:...	Club Brugge	4
	Jupp Heynckes Jupp Heynckes Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup...	Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...	4
	Pietro Paolo Virdis Pietro Paolo Virdis Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis is a former Italian footballer who played for Cagliari Calcio, Juventus F.C., Udinese Calcio, AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1989.-Club:...	Juventus	4
6	Julien Cools Julien Cools Julien Cools was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1977 while at Club Brugge. Discovered as a junior at SK Retie Branddonk of Antwerp and made his name with Beringen FC. Signed by FC Bruges in 1973 where his reputation for non-stop running in the midfield made him an...	Club Brugge	3
	Joe Craig Joe Craig (footballer) Joseph "Joe" Craig is a former Scottish footballer who played for Sauchie, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team....	Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...	3
	Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	3
	Ruud Geels	Ajax	3
	Tschen La Ling Tschen La Ling Tscheu La Ling is a former Dutch football player who has played for clubs in the Netherlands, Greece and France. His name has been spelled in various ways throughout his career, but usually as Tsheu La Ling; he was generally uninterested in how it was spelled but revealed in a February 2007...	Ajax	3
	Kiril Milanov Kiril Milanov Kiril Milanov was a Bulgarian football player.He played in Marek Dupnitsa between 1966 and 1971, Akademik Sofia between 1971 and 1973 and in Levski Sofia between 1973 and 1978. Kiril has 110 caps and 64 goals. He played for Bulgaria national football team, earning 21 caps and scored 4 goals...	Levski-Spartak PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...	3
	Pavel Panov Pavel Panov Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....	Levski-Spartak PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...	3
	René Vandereycken	Club Brugge	3
	Kurt Welzl Kurt Welzl Kurt Welzl is a former international Austrian footballer.-External links:* - Weltfussball* - National Football Teams...	Wacker FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol.- History :The Fußball-Club Wacker Innsbruck was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and other now unknown football enthusiasts and adopted club colours of black and...	3

External links

• 1977–78 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation