Liverpool became the first English club to retain the European Cup, winning their second consecutive title with a 1–0 victory over Club Brugge.
Key Facts
- Final Score
- Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge
- Attendance
- 92,500 spectators
- Goalscorer
- Kenny Dalglish (Graeme Souness assist)
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium, London
- Liverpool European Cups
- 2nd title, 3rd European trophy in succession
- Previous meeting
- 1976 UEFA Cup Final, Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Liverpool entered as reigning European Cup champions, having won the 1977 final. Club Brugge qualified after a harder route through the rounds, having previously faced Liverpool in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final, which Liverpool won. Both clubs navigated the 1977–78 European Cup competition to reach Wembley as the two finalists.
On 10 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium before 92,500 spectators, Liverpool faced Club Brugge in the European Cup final. The first half ended goalless. In the second half, Kenny Dalglish scored from a Graeme Souness pass to give Liverpool a 1–0 victory and their second successive European Cup title.
Liverpool's victory made them the first English club to retain the European Cup. It secured their second European Cup and third consecutive European trophy. Club Brugge were left without a European trophy having reached their first and only European Cup final, while Liverpool cemented their status as dominant force in European football.