Anderlecht defeated Liverpool 4–3 on aggregate to claim the 1978 European Super Cup, their second Super Cup title.
Key Facts
- First Leg Venue
- Emile Versé Stadium, Brussels
- Second Leg Venue
- Anfield, Liverpool
- First Leg Attendance
- 35,000
- Second Leg Attendance
- 23,598
- Aggregate Score
- Anderlecht 4–3 Liverpool
- Anderlecht Super Cup Wins
- 2nd title
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
Liverpool qualified for the 1978 European Super Cup by winning the 1977–78 European Cup, defeating Club Brugge 1–0 in the final. Anderlecht qualified by winning the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup, beating Austria Wien 4–0 in the final, setting up a contest between the two European club competition winners.
The two-legged tie was played in December 1978. Anderlecht won the first leg 3–1 in Brussels, with goals from Vercauteren, Van der Elst, and Rensenbrink. Liverpool won the second leg 2–1 at Anfield through Hughes and Fairclough, but it was insufficient to overturn the deficit.
Anderlecht won the tie 4–3 on aggregate, claiming their second European Super Cup. The result confirmed Anderlecht's standing as one of Europe's leading clubs of the era and denied Liverpool, who were reigning European champions, the additional honour of the Super Cup title.