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The 1975 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on May 28, 1975, that saw FC Bayern Munich of Germany defeat Leeds United F.C. of England 2 - 0. Bayern’s chances of retaining their crown were helped by UEFA’s decision to ban the Italian champions from the following campaign. As a result of crowd trouble in one of their UEFA Cup games, S.S. Lazio were banned from European football and so Italy were denied any representation in the 1974/75 European Cup.
[edit] Match Summary
To mark the 20th anniversary of the competition, UEFA decided to hold the 1975 final in Paris, scene of Real Madrid’s first triumph in 1956. It seemed the perfect match to commemorate such an occasion with the reigning champions taking on a Leeds side that, although they had won 6 major titles in the previous decade, had also finished runner-up 10 times and were determined to ensure that did not finish second once again. Unfortunately, the main talking points at the end of the evening did not concern the brilliance of the players and the drama of an exciting game, but the performance of the French referee Michel Kitabdjian and the behaviour of the Leeds supporters.
The game began with a late tackle by Terry Yorath on Andersson which ended the game for the Bayern defender. Uli Hoeness later said: ‘It was the most brutal foul I think I have ever seen.’ From then Leeds dominated the game completely. During the first half, Leeds had two penalty appeals turned down. Firstly when Franz Beckenbauer looked to have handled the ball inside the penalty area and then when the Bayern captain tripped Clarke. Even Franz Beckenbauer admitted that the second incident should have been a penalty, but on both occasions Kitabdjian waved away the Leeds protests. The Leeds domination continued into the second half with only the heroic efforts of Sepp Maier and Franz Beckenbauer keeping them at bay. Just past the hour mark, with Sepp Maier having just made a reflex save from Billy Bremner, Peter Lorimer volleyed the ball home for what appeared to be the opening goal, but the linesman flagged for offside against Bremner and the goal was disallowed. Many Leeds fans were unable to contain their sense of frustration and missiles now began to rain down behind Sepp Maier’s goal. Five minutes later and those frustrations grew even greater as Gerd Muller released Conny Torstensson, and his pass found Franz Roth who hit a right foot shot past David Stewart and into the net. Leeds fans now began to tear up their seats and use them as missiles while others attempted to get past the wall and moat that were between them and the pitch. Soon fighting ensued between the fans and the French police. Seven minutes from the end Bayern counter attacked again and Gerd Muller scored at the near post after a Kapellman cross.
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- Referee:
Michel Kitabdjian
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FC Bayern Munich
Leeds United F.C.
