1977 European Cup Final
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- Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 25 May 1977.
- Liverpool F.C. 3 - 1 Borussia Monchengladbach
- Liverpool Goals - Terry McDermott , 28'; Tommy Smith , 64'; Phil Neal, pen 82'
- Borussia Monchengladbach Goals - Allan Simonsen, 52'
- Team: Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Joey Jones, Tommy Smith, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes c, Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan, Terry McDermott
- Substitutes: Peter McDonnell, David Fairclough, David Edward Johnson, Alan Waddle, Alec Lindsay
- Manager: Bob Paisley
Liverpool FC won their first European Cup by beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1. Borussia Monchengladbach were incidentally, the club beaten by Liverpool in their first UEFA Cup final win in 1973. Bob Paisley became the first person to manage a club to victory in the European Cup after winning the UEFA Cup in the preceeding year. José Mourinho later achieved this with FC Porto and Rafael Benitez did it with Valencia CF (UEFA Cup) and Liverpool FC (UEFA Champions League). The 1976-77 season was a good one for Liverpool with a second consecutive League title and victory in the European Cup final. They however missed out on the treble by losing to Manchester United in the FA Cup final the weekend before the European Cup final (Interestingly Manchester United became the first and only English team to achieve the treble 22 years later).
