1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final explained

1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Event:1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
Team1:Valencia
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:Arsenal
Team2score:0
Details:After extra time
Valencia won 5–4 on penalties
Date:14 May 1980
Stadium:Heysel Stadium
City:Brussels
Referee:Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance:40,000
Previous:1979
Next:1981

The 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 14 May 1980 between Valencia of Spain and Arsenal of England. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Valencia won the match 5–4 on penalties.[1] It was the 20th European Cup Winners' Cup final and the only time that the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out. It was Valencia's third major European title after their two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup victories in the 1960s.

Route to the final

See main article: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Valencia Arsenal
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Boldklubben 19036–22–2 (A)4–0 (H)First round Fenerbahçe2–02–0 (H)0–0 (H)
Rangers4–2 1–1 (H)3–1 (A)Second round 1. FC Magdeburg4–32–1 (H)2–2 (A)
Barcelona5–31–0 (A)4–3 (H)Quarter-finals IFK Göteborg5–15–1 (H)0–0 (A)
Nantes5–21–2 (A)4–0 (H)Semi-finals Juventus2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)

Match

Details

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GK 1 Carlos Pereira
RB 2
LB 5
DF 4 Ricardo Arias
DF 3 Miguel Tendillo (c)
MF 6 Daniel Solsona
MF 7 Enrique Saura
RM 8 Rainer Bonhof
MF 10
FW 9 Mario Kempes
LM 11 Pablo Rodríguez
Substitutes:
MF 15
Manager:
Alfredo Di Stéfano
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GK 1 Pat Jennings
RB 2 Pat Rice (c)
LB 3 Sammy Nelson
MF 4 Brian Talbot
DF 5 David O'Leary
DF 6 Willie Young
MF 7
FW 8 Alan Sunderland
FW 9 Frank Stapleton
RM 10
LM 11 Graham Rix
Substitutes:
MF 12
Manager:
Terry Neill

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: When Arsenal became the first club to lose a European final on penalties . The Guardian . 14 May 2020 . 29 May 2020 . Steven . Pye .