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]
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| Event | 1979–80 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 28 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | ||||||
| Referee | António Garrido (Portugal) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,000 | ||||||
Route to the final
edit| Nottingham Forest | Round | Hamburger SV | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Östers IF
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3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | First round |  Valur
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5–1 | 3–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
 Argeș Pitești
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4–1 | 2–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Second round |  Dinamo Tbilisi
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6–3 | 3–1 (H) | 3–2 (A) |
 Dynamo Berlin
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3–2 | 0–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Hajduk Split
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3–3 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) |
 Ajax
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2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Semi-finals |  Real Madrid
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5–3 | 0–2 (A) | 5–1 (H) |
Match
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editNottingham Forest  | 1–0 |  Hamburger SV |
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Robertson  20' |
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     Hamburger SV[4]
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ ""Nottingham Forest 1979/80" uefa.com".
- ^ '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
- ^ Pye, Steven (28 May 2020). "When Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup 40 years ago". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ 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.