1977 European Cup final

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The 1977 European Cup final was an association football match played between Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany and Liverpool of England on 25 May 1977 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy (the venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 17 September 1976). The showpiece event was the final match of the 1976–77 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Both teams were appearing in their first European Cup final, although the two sides had previously met in the 1973 UEFA Cup final, which Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate over two legs. Each club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. Matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each team's home ground. Borussia Mönchengladbach's route to the final was difficult; all but one of their ties were won by a margin of just one goal. Liverpool's victories varied from close affairs to comfortable victories. They beat the previous season's runners-up Saint-Étienne by a single goal...

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