No English side has won more European Cups than Liverpool, and they will be looking to widen that gap on Saturday evening.
In Real Madrid, they face the 13-time winners of the tournament, making the Spanish side the “Kings of Europe” as far as European Cups are concerned.
However, Liverpool are part of a cluster of teams with a handful of titles, and could move joint-second in the all-time standings this weekend.
Liverpool have won six European Cups, the same as Bayern Munich, one more than Barcelona, and one fewer than AC Milan.
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Real Madrid will hope that is not the case, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side chasing a La Liga and Champions League double, but Liverpool’s players will be eager to avenge the 2018 final defeat and get their hands on a trophy they last lifted three years ago.
Teams with multiple European Cups
- 13 – Real Madrid
- 7 – AC Milan
- 6 – Bayern Munich, Liverpool
- 5 – Barcelona
- 4 – Ajax
- 3 – Man Utd, Inter
- 2 – Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Porto
1977
- Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach (Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy)
Liverpool were the English champions and reigning Uefa Cup winners heading into their first European Cup final in 1977.
Terry McDermott handed Liverpool a 1-0 half-time lead, and though Allan Simonsen equalised shortly after the break, the Reds went ahead again through Tommy Smith.
A late Phil Neal penalty then sealed the win, allowing Emlyn Hughes to become the first Liverpool captain to lift the famous trophy. It also meant Liverpool completed the double after defending their league title.
1978
- Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge (Wembley Stadium, London, England)
Liverpool finished second in the league in 1978, but they were able to defend the European Cup.
In front of a packed Wembley crowd, Kenny Dalglish scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool became the first side to retain the trophy, once more lifted by Hughes.
1981
- Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid (Parc des Princes, Paris, France)
Expect to see reruns of this encounter on Saturday given it was the first occasion where Liverpool met Real Madrid in a European Cup final.
It just so happened to be held in Paris as well, with Liverpool running out 1-0 winners at the Parc des Princes thanks to Alan Kennedy’s goal in the 82nd minute.
By this point, Phil Thompson was captain, and it took Liverpool’s record in finals to a perfect three from three.
1984
- Liverpool 1–1 Roma – Liverpool won 4-2 on penalties (Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy)
Three years later, Liverpool made it four from four, although they were pushed all the way by Roma in the Italian capital.
Having won Division One for a third straight season, this was the first time they won the league and European Cup in the same year since 1977.
Neal scored in his second final to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead, and after Roberto Pruzzo helped Roma take the match to penalties, Neal was on target again in the shootout as fellow defender Kennedy scored the winning spot-kick.
A year later, Liverpool would go on to lose their first European Cup final to Juventus.
Another famous night in Rome in 1984, as we made it four European Cups and completed a treble ????
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2005
- Liverpool 3–3 AC Milan – Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties (Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey)
A 21-year wait for a fifth triumph was ended in style, with the “Miracle of Istanbul” going down as one of the most memorable finals of all time.
A star-studded AC Milan side led 3-0 at half-time thanks to Paolo Maldini and a Hernan Crespo double, but a stunning second-half comeback saw Liverpool take the tie to extra time after goals from captain Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso.
Jerzy Dudek then made a point-blank save to deny Andriy Shevchenko in extra time, and the Liverpool goalkeeper was the hero again in the shootout, which culminated with Shevchenko seeing his spot-kick saved.
2019
- Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham (Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain)
After losing the 2007 and 2018 finals, Liverpool made it six in Madrid when beating Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs.
A drab affair saw Liverpool take an early lead through Mohamed Salah, who scored from the penalty spot after Moussa Sissoko was contentiously penalised for handball.
Divock Origi then scored a late second, adding to his cult hero status at Liverpool after netting in their semi-final comeback win over Barcelona.
Will it be No 7 in Paris? We’ll find out soon enough.
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