The 1976 European Cup final was a football match held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 12 May 1976, that saw Bayern Munich of West Germany defeat Saint-Étienne of France 1–0. This was the third consecutive European Cup title for Bayern, making them the third club to achieve this feat, following Real Madrid and Ajax.
Route to the final
Bayern MunichRound Saint-ÉtienneOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Jeunesse Esch8–15–0 (A)3–1 (H)First round Kjøbenhavns Boldklub5–12–0 (A)3–1 (H) Malmö FF2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)Second round Rangers4–12–0 (H)2–1 (A) Benfica5–10–0 (A)5–1 (H)Quarter-finals Dynamo Kyiv3–20–2 (A)3–0 (H) Real Madrid3–11–1 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals PSV Eindhoven1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)
Match
Summary The match took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, a city that already had seen Saint-Étienne defeat local team Rangers during the competition. Les Verts were playing against Bayern Munich, a team hoping to win a third consecutive European Cup.
The game began with Gerd Müller finding the back of the net after Bernd Dürnberger won the ball in his own half and went on a 50-metre solo run; however, Müller's effort was disallowed for offside by the Hungarian referee Károly Palotai. In the 37th minute, Uli Hoeneß took a shot, but it did not worry goalkeeper Ivan Ćurković. Saint-Étienne had plenty of chances to score, though; at the 34th minute Dominique Bathenay's shot hit the crossbar, with Bayern's keeper Sepp Maier beaten. Five minutes later, Jacques Santini connected with a cross from Christian Sarramagna, but his header hit the crossbar too. After the final, French fans called Hampden Park's goalposts "les poteaux carrés" ().
After the start of the second half, Bayern were more confident. In the 57th minute, Franz Beckenbauer passed to Gerd Müller, who was tackled by Osvaldo Piazza and the referee gave a free-kick to the German team from 20 metres out, just left of the penalty arc. Franz Beckenbauer tipped the ball to Roth on his right who scored half high into the left side of the goal. After this, les Verts tried everything. Manager Robert Herbin chose to substitute Sarramagna for Dominique Rocheteau, but to no avail.
At the end of the match, Saint-Étienne's players were crying, because they felt that they had been unlucky, but their supporters were congratulating them, and their return in France was heroic, even though they were defeated.
Details
GK 1 Sepp MaierDF 2 Johnny HansenDF 3 Udo HorsmannDF 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckDF 5 Franz Beckenbauer (c)MF 6 Franz RothFW 7 Karl-Heinz RummeniggeMF 8 Bernd DürnbergerFW 9 Gerd MüllerFW 10 Uli HoeneßMF 11 Jupp KapellmannSubstitutes:GK Hugo RoblManager: Dettmar Cramer GK 1 Ivan ĆurkovićDF 2 Gérard JanvionDF 3 Pierre RepelliniDF 4 Osvaldo PiazzaDF 5 Christian LopezMF 6 Dominique BathenayMF 7 Patrick RevelliMF 8 Jean-Michel Larqué (c)FW 9 Hervé RevelliMF 10 Jacques SantiniFW 11 Christian Sarramagna Substitutes:FW 13 Dominique Rocheteau GK 16 Jean CastanedaManager: Robert Herbin
See also 1975–76 FC Bayern Munich season 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1976 European Super Cup 1976 UEFA Cup final FC Bayern Munich in international football
References
External links 1975-76 season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Summary of the final below in French