1982 European Cup final

The 1982 European Cup final was played on 26 May 1982. Football League First Division winners Aston Villa defeated Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich 1–0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to win their first (and to date only) European Cup; this continued the streak of English teams winning the competition in six straight seasons.

1982 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1981–82 European Cup
Date26 May 1982
VenueDe Kuip, Rotterdam
Man of the MatchPeter Withe (Aston Villa)
RefereeGeorges Konrath (France)
Attendance46,000

Route to the final

England Aston Villa Round West Germany Bayern Munich
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Iceland Valur 7–0 5–0 (H) 2–0 (A) First round Sweden Östers IF 6–0 1–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
East Germany Dynamo Berlin 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Second round Portugal Benfica 4–1 0–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Romania Universitatea Craiova 3–1 2–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Semi-finals Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 7–4 3–4 (A) 4–0 (H)

Match

Summary

Two moments of the match, (left): Des Bremner, Dieter Hoeneß, Paul Breitner, and Kenny Swain in action; (right): Players of Aston Villa celebrating their victory

After 10 minutes, Aston Villa goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer suffered a repeat of a recurring shoulder injury. His replacement, Nigel Spink, subsequently made his second first team appearance for the club. His performance in helping prevent Bayern from scoring throughout the match was highly praised, and is seen by many as the making of a player who would be Villa's first choice goalkeeper for the following 10 seasons.[1]

Bayern did find the net with three minutes of play remaining, but the goal was canceled by an offside. Villa also got the ball in the net for a second time a few seconds before the end of the match but this goal was also disallowed.

Brian Moore's commentary of the winning goal is displayed on a giant banner across the North Stand of Villa Park:

Shaw, Williams, prepared to venture down the left. There's a good ball in for Tony Morley. Oh, it must be and it is! It's Peter Withe.

As defending European champions, Villa were invited into the European Cup, European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup for the following season. Their defence of the European Cup ended in a quarter-final defeat to Juventus. They beat Barcelona 3–1 on aggregate to win the Super Cup, but lost 2–0 to Uruguayan club Peñarol for the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

Details

Aston Villa England1–0West Germany Bayern Munich
Withe 67' Report
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)
Aston Villa
Bayern Munich
GK1England Jimmy Rimmerdownward-facing red arrow 9'
RB2England Kenny Swain
CB5Scotland Ken McNaught
CB4Scotland Allan Evans
LB3England Gary WilliamsYellow card 38'
CM6England Dennis Mortimer (c)
CM10England Gordon Cowans
CM7Scotland Des Bremner
RW9England Peter Withe
CF8England Gary Shaw
LW11England Tony Morley
Substitutes:
GK16England Nigel Spinkupward-facing green arrow 9'
DF England Colin Gibson
MF Scotland Andy Blair
MF England Pat Heard
FW England David Geddis
Manager:
England Tony Barton
GK1West Germany Manfred Müller
RB2West Germany Wolfgang Dremmler
CB4West Germany Hans Weiner
CB5West Germany Klaus Augenthaler
LB3West Germany Udo Horsmann
RM10West Germany Reinhold Mathydownward-facing red arrow 51'
CM6West Germany Wolfgang Krausdownward-facing red arrow 78'
CM8West Germany Paul Breitner (c)
LM7West Germany Bernd Dürnberger
CF9West Germany Dieter Hoeneß
CF11West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Substitutes:
MF16West Germany Günter Güttlerupward-facing green arrow 51'
MF13West Germany Kurt Niedermayerupward-facing green arrow 78'
GK West Germany Walter Junghans
Manager:
Hungary Pál Csernai

See also

References

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