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1978–79 UEFA Cup

The1978–79UEFA Cupwas the eighth season of theUEFA Cup,the third-tier clubfootballcompetition organised byUEFA.Thefinalwas played over two legs at theRed Star Stadium,Belgrade,Yugoslavia,and at theRheinstadion,Düsseldorf,West Germany.It was won byBorussia Mönchengladbachof West Germany, who defeatedRed Star Belgradeof Yugoslavia by an aggregate result of 2–1 to claim their second UEFA Cup title.

1978–79 UEFA Cup
Dates5 September 1978 – 23 May 1979
Final positions
ChampionsWest GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach(2nd title)
Runners-upSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRed Star Belgrade
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored365 (2.9 per match)
Attendance3,035,950 (24,095 per match)
Top scorer(s)Allan Simonsen(Borussia Mönchengladbach)
9 goals

Red Star Belgrade became the third Yugoslav and secondSerbianteam to reach a European final, but couldn't defeat the more experienced West German side, who reached their fourth European final out of five in a seven-year span.

Association team allocation

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A total of 64 teams from 31UEFAmember associations participate in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:

  • 3 associations have four teams qualify.
  • 3 associations have three teams qualify.
  • 18 associations have two teams qualify.
  • 7 associations have one team qualify.

East GermanyandBulgariawere the two associations selected to have a third birth for this season, whilePolandandSwitzerlandwent back to two qualified teams.

Associations in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup
Four teams
West Germany
England
Italy
Three teams
Spain
East Germany
Bulgaria
Two teams
Netherlands Soviet Union Belgium
Yugoslavia Hungary Portugal
Czechoslovakia Poland France
Scotland Greece Switzerland
Sweden Romania Austria
Turkey Denmark Norway
One team
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Finland
Cyprus
Malta
Iceland
Luxembourg
Did not compete
Wales[Note WAL]
Albania[Note ALB]
  • ^
    Wales:There was no national league in Wales before 1992 and the only competition organised by theFootball Association of Waleswas theWelsh Cupso Wales had just a single participant in European competitions, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup which competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
  • ^
    Albania:Albanian teams returned to European competition in 1978 after five years of absence, but the country choose to not participate in the UEFA Cup, which wouldn't happen until 1981.Luftëtariwould have qualified for the UEFA Cup by league position.

    • Teams

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    The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:

    • TH: Title holders
    • CW: Cup winners
    • CR: Cup runners-up
    • LC: League Cup winners
    • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
    • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
    Qualified teams for1978–79 UEFA Cup
    Borussia Mönchengladbach(2nd) Hertha BSC(3rd) Stuttgart(4th) Duisburg(5th)
    Everton(3rd) Manchester City(4th) Arsenal(5th) West Bromwich Albion(6th)
    Vicenza(2nd) Torino(3rd) AC Milan(4th) Napoli(6th)
    Athletic Bilbao(3rd) Valencia(4th) Sporting Gijón(5th) Dynamo Berlin(3rd)
    Lokomotive Leipzig(4th) Carl Zeiss Jena(5th) CSKA Sofia(2nd) Levski-Spartak Sofia(3rd)
    Botev Plovdiv(4th) Ajax(2nd) Twente(4th) Dinamo Tbilisi(2nd)
    Torpedo Moscow(3rd) Standard Liège(3rd) Lierse(4th) Red Star Belgrade(2nd)
    Hajduk Split(3rd) Budapest Honvéd(2nd) MTK Budapest(3rd) Benfica(2nd)
    Braga(4th) Dukla Prague(2nd) Lokomotíva Košice(3rd) Śląsk Wrocław(2nd)
    Lech Poznań(3rd) Nantes(2nd) Strasbourg(3rd) Dundee United(3rd)
    Hibernian(4th) Panathinaikos(3rd) Olympiacos(4th) Basel(3rd)
    Lausanne-Sport(4th) Elfsborg(2nd) Norrköping(4th) Argeș Pitești(2nd)
    Politehnica Timișoara(3rd) Rapid Wien(2nd) Sturm Graz(4th) Galatasaray(3rd)
    Adanaspor(4th) B 1903(2nd) Esbjerg(3rd) Molde(3rd)
    IK Start(4th) Finn Harps(2nd) Glentoran(2nd) KuPS Kuopio(2nd)
    Pezoporikos Larnaca(3rd) Hibernians(2nd) ÍBV(3rd) Jeunesse Esch(2nd)

    Schedule

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    The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Also, both away games forŚląsk Wrocławin the first two rounds were held on a Saturday.

    Schedule for 1978–79 UEFA Cup
    Round First leg Second leg
    First round 5–16 September 1978 14–28 September 1978
    Second round 18–21 October 1978 31 October – 2 November 1978
    Third round 22–23 November 1978 6 December 1978
    Quarter-finals 7 March 1979 20–21 March 1979
    Semi-finals 10–11 April 1979 24–25 April 1979
    Final 9 May 1979 23 May 1979

    First round

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    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Dukla Prague 2–1 Vicenza 1–0 1–1
    Milan 1–1 (7–6p) Lokomotíva Košice 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
    CSKA Sofia 3–5 Valencia 2–1 1–4
    Borussia Mönchengladbach 7–2 Sturm Graz 5–1 2–1
    Argeș Pitești 5–1 Panathinaikos 3–0 2–1
    Athletic Bilbao 2–3 Ajax 2–0 0–3
    Finn Harps 0–10 Everton 0–5 0–5
    Jeunesse Esch 0–2 Lausanne-Sport 0–0 0–2
    Nantes 0–2 Benfica 0–2 0–0
    Sporting Gijón 3–1 Torino 3–0 0–1
    Braga 7–3 Hibernians 5–0 2–3
    Galatasaray 2–6 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 1–3
    BFC Dynamo 6–6 (a) Red Star Belgrade 5–2 1–4
    KuPS 6–5 B 1903 2–1 4–4
    Basel 3–7 Stuttgart 2–3 1–4
    Torpedo Moscow 7–3 Molde 4–0 3–3
    Elfsborg 3–4 Strasbourg 2–0 1–4
    MSV Duisburg 10–2 Lech Poznań 5–0 5–2
    Standard Liège 1–0 Dundee United 1–0 0–0
    Start 0–1 Esbjerg 0–0 0–1
    Arsenal 7–1 Lokomotive Leipzig 3–0 4–1
    Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 Lierse 1–0 2–2
    ÍBV 1–1 (a) Glentoran 0–0 1–1
    Twente 3–4 Manchester City 1–1 2–3
    Hibernian 3–2 IFK Norrköping 3–2 0–0
    Politehnica Timișoara 3–2 MTK Budapest 2–0 1–2
    Pezoporikos Larnaca 3–7 Śląsk Wrocław 2–2 1–5
    Olympiacos 3–4 Levski Sofia 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
    Dinamo Tbilisi 3–1 Napoli 2–0 1–1
    Hajduk Split 3–2 Rapid Wien 2–0 1–2
    Hertha BSC 2–1 Botev Plovdiv 0–0 2–1
    Budapest Honvéd 8–2 Adanaspor 6–0 2–2

    First leg

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    Dukla Prague1–0Vicenza
    Nehoda6' Report
    Attendance: 7,308
    Milan1–0Lokomotíva Košice
    Novellino34' Report
    Attendance: 34,259
    CSKA Sofia2–1Valencia
    Dzhevizov7'
    Hristov54'    		 Report Solsona71'
    Attendance: 28,000
    Borussia Mönchengladbach5–1Sturm Graz
    		 Report Jurtin11'
    Attendance: 10,800
    Argeș Pitești3–0Panathinaikos
    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,000
    Athletic Bilbao2–0Ajax
    		 Report
    Attendance: 33,000
    Finn Harps0–5Everton
    Report
    Attendance: 5,100
    Jeunesse Esch0–0Lausanne-Sport
    Report
    Attendance: 2,200
    Nantes0–2Benfica
    Report
    Attendance: 12,128
    Sporting Gijón3–0Torino
    Ferrero4'
    Morán14',68'    		 Report
    Attendance: 22,400

    Enzo Ferrero scored anolympic goal.

    Braga5–0Hibernians
    Chico Gordo2',15',19',78'
    Lito74'    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,000
    Galatasaray1–3West Bromwich Albion
    Terim88' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 38,443
    BFC Dynamo5–2Red Star Belgrade
    Riediger16',28',69'
    Netz20'
    Brillat89'    		 Report Šestić34'
    Savić36'
    Attendance: 24,000
    KuPS2–1B 1903
    		 Report Haarbye41'
    Attendance: 646
    Basel2–3Stuttgart
    Stohler30'
    Tanner78'    		 Report D. Hoeneß44'
    Ohlicher54',70'
    Attendance: 25,000
    Torpedo Moscow4–0Molde
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,000
    Elfsborg2–0Strasbourg
    		 Report
    Attendance: 3,383
    MSV Duisburg5–0Lech Poznań
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,000
    Standard Liège1–0Dundee United
    Denier40' Report
    Attendance: 8,500
    Start0–0Esbjerg
    Report
    Attendance: 1,417
    Arsenal3–0Lokomotive Leipzig
    		 Report
    Attendance: 34,233
    Carl Zeiss Jena1–0Lierse
    Töpfer25' Report
    Attendance: 12,000
    ÍBV0–0Glentoran
    Report
    Attendance: 1,000
    Twente1–1Manchester City
    Thoresen50' Report Watson24'
    Attendance: 12,000
    Hibernian3–2IFK Norrköping
    		 Report
    Attendance: 10,000
    Politehnica Timișoara2–0MTK Budapest
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,000
    Pezoporikos Larnaca2–2Śląsk Wrocław
    Theofanous40',64' Report
    Attendance: 3,000
    Olympiacos2–1Levski Sofia
    		 Report Barzov43'
    Attendance: 32,000
    Dinamo Tbilisi2–0Napoli
    Kipiani39'
    Shengelia49'    		 Report
    Attendance: 75,000
    Hajduk Split2–0Rapid Wien
    Čop30'
    Luketin89'    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,000
    Hertha BSC0–0Botev Plovdiv
    Report
    Attendance: 4,500
    Budapest Honvéd6–0Adanaspor
    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,000

    Second leg

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    Vicenza1–1Dukla Prague
    Briaschi14' Report Gajdůšek50'
    Attendance: 16,938

    Dukla Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Lokomotíva Košice1–0 (a.e.t.)Milan
    Kozák81' Report
    Penalties
    		 6–7 Maldera
    Novellino
    Chiodi
    Buriani
    Antonelli
    Morini
    De Vecchi
    Baresi
    Attendance: 32,000

    1–1 on aggregate. Milan won in a penalty shoot-out.

    Valencia4–1CSKA Sofia
    Saura16',78'
    Felman54'
    Kempes82'    		 Report Hristov17'
    Attendance: 50,000

    Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Sturm Graz1–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Schilcher65' Report
    Attendance: 7,000

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.

    Panathinaikos1–2Argeș Pitești
    		 Report
    Attendance: 23,444

    Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Ajax3–0Athletic Bilbao
    		 Report
    Attendance: 25,150

    Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Everton5–0Finn Harps
    King21'
    Latchford25'
    Walsh53'
    Ross60'
    Dobson63'    		 Report
    Attendance: 21,611

    Everton won 10–0 on aggregate.

    Lausanne-Sport2–0Jeunesse Esch
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,000

    Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Benfica0–0Nantes
    Report
    Attendance: 45,000

    Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Torino1–0Sporting Gijón
    Graziani64' Report
    Attendance: 25,219

    Sporting Gijón won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Hibernians3–2Braga
    Carter20' (pen.),61' (pen.)
    Spiteri-Gonzi86'    		 Report Chico Gordo29'
    Ronaldo35'
    Attendance: 1,207

    Braga won 7–3 on aggregate.

    West Bromwich Albion3–1Galatasaray
    		 Report İnal44'
    Attendance: 22,380

    West Bromwich Albion won 6–2 on aggregate.

    Red Star Belgrade4–1BFC Dynamo
    Savić58'
    Borovnica69',80'
    Šestić89'    		 Report Riediger12'
    Attendance: 38,766

    6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.

    B 19034–4KuPS
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,500

    KuPS won 6–5 on aggregate.

    Stuttgart4–1Basel
    Kelsch24',48',68'
    Müller64'    		 Report Schönenberger35'
    Attendance: 23,000

    Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

    Molde3–3Torpedo Moscow
    		 Report
    Attendance: 2,813
    Referee:Alf Grey(England)

    Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.

    Strasbourg4–1Elfsborg
    Piasecki7'
    Tanter27'
    Gemmrich74'
    Wagner80'    		 Report Ahlström41'
    Attendance: 26,505
    Referee:Gwyn Owen(Wales)

    Strasbourg won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Lech Poznań2–5MSV Duisburg
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,000

    MSV Duisburg won 10–2 on aggregate.

    Dundee United0–0Standard Liège
    Report
    Attendance: 11,656

    Standard Liège won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Esbjerg1–0Start
    Iversen88' Report
    Attendance: 4,730

    Esbjerg won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Lokomotive Leipzig1–4Arsenal
    Stapleton72' (o.g.) Report
    Attendance: 22,000

    Arsenal won 7–1 on aggregate.

    Lierse2–2Carl Zeiss Jena
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,000

    Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Glentoran1–1ÍBV
    Caskey44' Report Óskarsson89'
    Attendance: 3,235

    1–1 on aggregate, ÍBV won on away goals rule.

    Manchester City3–2Twente
    		 Report
    Attendance: 29,330

    Manchester City won 4–3 on aggregate.

    IFK Norrköping0–0Hibernian
    Report
    Attendance: 1,260

    Hibernian won 3–2 on aggregate.

    MTK Budapest2–1Politehnica Timișoara
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,000

    Politehnica Timișoara won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Śląsk Wrocław5–1Pezoporikos Larnaca
    		 Report Lambrou13'
    Attendance: 8,000

    Śląsk Wrocław won 7–3 on aggregate.

    Levski Sofia3–1 (a.e.t.)Olympiacos
    		 Report Kaltsas60'
    Attendance: 45,000

    Levski Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Napoli1–1Dinamo Tbilisi
    Savoldi79' (pen.) Report Daraselia64'
    Attendance: 61,000

    Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Rapid Wien2–1Hajduk Split
    Krejcirik73'
    Francker89'    		 Report Žungul24'
    Attendance: 28,000

    Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Botev Plovdiv1–2Hertha BSC
    Slavkov49' Report Granitza32',41'
    Attendance: 33,000

    Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Adanaspor2–2Budapest Honvéd
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,200

    Budapest Honvéd won 8–2 on aggregate.

    Second round

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    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Ajax 5–0 Lausanne-Sport 1–0 4–0
    Budapest Honvéd 4–2 Politehnica Timișoara 4–0 0–2
    Everton 2–2 (a) Dukla Prague 2–1 0–1
    Argeș Pitești 4–6 Valencia 2–1 2–5
    Carl Zeiss Jena 0–3 MSV Duisburg 0–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
    Torpedo Moscow 2–3 Stuttgart 2–1 0–2
    Hajduk Split 2–2 (a) Arsenal 2–1 0–1
    Hertha BSC 2–1 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 0–1
    ÍBV 1–4 Śląsk Wrocław 0–2 1–2
    KuPS 1–6 Esbjerg 0–2 1–4
    Manchester City 4–2 Standard Liège 4–0 0–2
    Levski Sofia 1–4 Milan 1–1 0–3
    Strasbourg 2–1 Hibernian 2–0 0–1
    Braga 0–3 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 0–1
    Benfica 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
    Sporting Gijón 1–2 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 1–1

    First leg

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    Ajax1–0Lausanne-Sport
    Lerby23' Report
    Attendance: 22,500
    Budapest Honvéd4–0Politehnica Timișoara
    		 Report
    Attendance: 5,000
    Everton2–1Dukla Prague
    		 Report Macela85'
    Attendance: 32,857
    Argeș Pitești2–1Valencia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 20,000
    Carl Zeiss Jena0–0MSV Duisburg
    Report
    Attendance: 15,000
    Torpedo Moscow2–1Stuttgart
    		 Report Hoeneß26'
    Attendance: 15,000
    Hajduk Split2–1Arsenal
    Čop15'
    Đorđević39'    		 Report Brady16'
    Attendance: 18,540
    Hertha BSC2–0Dinamo Tbilisi
    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,000
    ÍBV0–2Śląsk Wrocław
    Report
    Attendance: 2,000
    KuPS0–2Esbjerg
    Report
    Attendance: 870
    Manchester City4–0Standard Liège
    		 Report
    Attendance: 27,498
    Levski Sofia1–1Milan
    Milkov12' Report Chiodi10'
    Attendance: 48,000
    Strasbourg2–0Hibernian
    Gemmrich22'
    Piasecki61' (pen.)    		 Report
    Attendance: 25,000
    Braga0–2West Bromwich Albion
    Report Regis52',54'
    Attendance: 19,500
    Benfica0–0Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Report
    Attendance: 60,000
    Sporting Gijón0–1Red Star Belgrade
    Report Blagojević85'
    Attendance: 30,000

    Second leg

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    Lausanne-Sport0–4Ajax
    Report
    Attendance: 16,000

    Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.

    Politehnica Timișoara2–0Budapest Honvéd
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,000

    Budapest Honvéd won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Dukla Prague1–0Everton
    Gajdůšek81' Report
    Attendance: 28,000

    2–2 on aggregate, Dukla Prague won on away goals rule.

    Valencia5–2Argeș Pitești
    		 Report
    Attendance: 60,000

    Valencia won 6–4 on aggregate.

    MSV Duisburg3–0 (a.e.t.)Carl Zeiss Jena
    		 Report
    Attendance: 28,000

    MSV Duisburg won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Stuttgart2–0Torpedo Moscow
    		 Report
    Attendance: 63,500

    Stuttgart won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Arsenal1–0Hajduk Split
    Young83' Report
    Attendance: 41,787

    2–2 on aggregate, Arsenal won on away goals rule.

    Dinamo Tbilisi1–0Hertha BSC
    Shengelia57' Report
    Attendance: 72,000

    Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Śląsk Wrocław2–1ÍBV
    		 Report Hallgrímsson31'
    Attendance: 5,000

    Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Esbjerg4–1KuPS
    		 Report Loikkanen79'
    Attendance: 4,800

    Esbjerg won 6–1 on aggregate.

    Standard Liège2–0Manchester City
    Sigurvinsson63',85' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 25,000

    Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Milan3–0Levski Sofia
    Maldera12'
    Bigon39'
    Chiodi75'    		 Report
    Attendance: 24,635

    Milan won 4–1 on aggregate. On 23 November 1978, UEFA fined Milan $14,000 for a bribery attempt to the Scottish referee John Gordon and linesmen Rollo Kyle and David McCartney (Italian club took the officials to shop for free the day before the game). Curiously, UEFA did not sanction the referee at all, however, Scottish Football Association suspended him.

    Hibernian1–0Strasbourg
    McLeod64' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 14,662

    Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.

    West Bromwich Albion1–0Braga
    Brown46' Report
    Attendance: 26,019

    West Bromwich Albion won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Borussia Mönchengladbach2–0 (a.e.t.)Benfica
    		 Report
    Attendance: 36,000

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Red Star Belgrade1–1Sporting Gijón
    Petrović80' Report Borovnica22' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 39,137

    Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Third round

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    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Milan 2–5 Manchester City 2–2 0–3
    Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–3 Śląsk Wrocław 1–1 4–2
    Budapest Honvéd 4–3 Ajax 4–1 0–2
    Esbjerg 2–5 Hertha BSC 2–1 0–4
    Strasbourg 0–4 MSV Duisburg 0–0 0–4
    Red Star Belgrade 2–1 Arsenal 1–0 1–1
    Valencia 1–3 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 0–2
    Stuttgart 4–5 Dukla Prague 4–1 0–4

    First leg

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    Milan2–2Manchester City
    Bigon59',82' Report Kidd37'
    Power57'
    Attendance: 27,102
    Borussia Mönchengladbach1–1Śląsk Wrocław
    Kulik36' (pen.) Report Olesiak50'
    Attendance: 20,000
    Budapest Honvéd4–1Ajax
    		 Report Clarke80' (pen.)
    Attendance: 11,000
    Esbjerg2–1Hertha BSC
    		 Report Milewski6'
    Attendance: 16,700
    Strasbourg0–0MSV Duisburg
    Report
    Attendance: 21,855
    Red Star Belgrade1–0Arsenal
    Blagojević12' Report
    Attendance: 35,256
    Valencia1–1West Bromwich Albion
    Felman16' Report Cunningham48'
    Attendance: 45,000
    Stuttgart4–1Dukla Prague
    		 Report Gajdůšek57'
    Attendance: 71,000

    Second leg

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    Manchester City3–0Milan
    Booth15'
    Hartford31'
    Kidd43'    		 Report
    Attendance: 38,026

    Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

    Śląsk Wrocław2–4Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Pawłowski25' (pen.),50' Report
    Attendance: 25,000

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Ajax2–0Budapest Honvéd
    		 Report
    Attendance: 21,000

    Budapest Honvéd won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Hertha BSC4–0Esbjerg
    Milewski3',25',32',54' Report
    Attendance: 3,295

    Hertha BSC won 5–2 on aggregate.

    MSV Duisburg4–0Strasbourg
    Worm33'
    Weber43',76'
    Fruck48'    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,000

    MSV Duisburg won 4–0 on aggregate.

    Arsenal1–1Red Star Belgrade
    Sunderland69' Report Savić87'
    Attendance: 41,566

    Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

    West Bromwich Albion2–0Valencia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 34,164

    West Bromwich Albion won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Dukla Prague4–0Stuttgart
    		 Report
    Attendance: 25,000

    Dukla Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

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    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Budapest Honvéd 4–4 (a) MSV Duisburg 2–3 2–1
    Hertha BSC 3–2 Dukla Prague 1–1 2–1
    Manchester City 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1–3
    Red Star Belgrade 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1–1

    First leg

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    Budapest Honvéd2–3MSV Duisburg
    Varga36'
    Weimper49' (pen.)    		 Report Worm22',55'
    Seliger84'
    Attendance: 12,000
    Hertha BSC1–1Dukla Prague
    Nüssing50' Report Pelc44'
    Attendance: 23,300
    Manchester City1–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Channon26' Report Lienen66'
    Attendance: 39,005
    Red Star Belgrade1–0West Bromwich Albion
    Savić86' Report
    Attendance: 84,470

    Second leg

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    MSV Duisburg1–2Budapest Honvéd
    Büssers39' Report Karalyos85'
    Pal88'
    Attendance: 28,000

    4–4 on aggregate, MSV Duisburg won on away goals rule.

    Dukla Prague1–2Hertha BSC
    Nehoda21' Report Agerbeck32'
    Milewski57'
    Attendance: 30,000

    Hertha BSC won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Borussia Mönchengladbach3–1Manchester City
    Kulik45'
    Bruns52'
    Del'Haye71'    		 Report Deyna78'
    Attendance: 35,000

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.

    West Bromwich Albion1–1Red Star Belgrade
    Regis42' Report Savić88'
    Attendance: 31,110

    Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

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    MSV Duisburg 3–6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 1–4
    Red Star Belgrade 2–2 (a) Hertha BSC 1–0 1–2

    First leg

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    MSV Duisburg2–2Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Worm48'
    Fruck64'    		 Report Simonsen63'
    Lausen77'
    Attendance: 22,500
    Red Star Belgrade1–0Hertha BSC
    Savić7' Report
    Attendance: 71,923

    Second leg

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach4–1MSV Duisburg
    Simonsen43',55'
    Kulik47'
    Lienen81'    		 Report Büssers70'
    Attendance: 14,800

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–3 on aggregate.

    Hertha BSC2–1Red Star Belgrade
    Beer2'
    Sidka18'    		 Report Šestić74'
    Attendance: 72,000

    2–2 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.

    Final

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    First leg

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    Red Star Belgrade1–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Šestić22' Report Jurišić60' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 64,312

    Second leg

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach1–0Red Star Belgrade
    Simonsen18' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 45,000

    Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.

    References

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