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1971 European Cup final

Field	Value
title	1971 European Cup final
image	1971 European Cup Final match programme.jpg
caption	Match programme cover
event	[1970–71 European Cup](1970-71-european-cup)
team1	Ajax
team1association	NED
team1score	2
team2	Panathinaikos
team2association	GRE
team2score	0
date	2 June 1971
stadium	Wembley Stadium
city	London
referee	Jack Taylor (England)
attendance	83,179
previous	[1970](1970-european-cup-final)
next	[1972](1972-european-cup-final)

The 1971 European Cup final was a football match played on 2 June 1971 at Wembley Stadium between Dutch side Ajax and Greek side Panathinaikos, to determine the champions of the 1970–71 European Cup. Ajax were appearing in their second final, having lost the 1969 final to Italian club AC Milan; Panathinaikos were appearing in their first.

Both teams progressed through four rounds to reach the final. Ajax comfortably won all of their ties by two goals, except for their 5–1 aggregate victory against Swiss team Basel in the second round. Panathinaikos' matches were close affairs, with the exception of their 7–1 aggregate victory against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the first round. Their quarter-final and semi-final victories were both won via the away goals rule.

Watched by a crowd of 83,179, Ajax took the lead in the 5th minute when Dick van Dijk scored. Ajax extended their lead in the 87th minute when a shot by Arie Haan deflected off defender Anthimos Kapsis and went into the Panathinaikos goal, giving Ajax its first European Cup victory by a score of 2–0.

To date, this is the only time a Greek team has advanced to a European Cup/Champions League final.

Route to the final

Ajax	Round	Panathinaikos
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg
ALB 17 Nëntori Tirana	4–2	2–2 (A)
SUI Basel	5–1	3–0 (H)
SCO Celtic	3–1	3–0 (H)
ESP Atlético Madrid	3–1	0–1 (A)

Match

Details

Haan

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NED Rinus Michels

HUN Ferenc Puskás

References

(14 April 2020). "The 50 best games in history: Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, European Cup 1971".

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