1975 European Cup Final

The final of the European Cup season 1974/75 was held on May 28th 1975 at the Parc des Princes in Paris . Bayern Munich was like a year ago one of the finalists. The West Germans won 2-0 this time of fierceLeeds United, captured their second European Cup in a row.

The game was marred by some dirty tackles and the questionable actions of the French referee Michel Kitabdjian. Franz Beckenbauer, the ornate libero Bayern, got in the first half of a ball against his arm in the penalty area. The arbitrator does not put the ball on the spot. When he later Alan Clarke did stumble Kitabdjian found it again no penalty.

The British were then stand again by their hard playing style. Right Björn Andersson was after just three minutes from the field kicked by Terry Yorath and Uli Hoeneß suffered a serious knee injury after a foul by Frank Gray. The German attacker never fully recovered from the injury and had at the age of 28 already put an end to his playing career. The career of Andersson was a few years later.

Leeds were relegated by the dangerous game for four years in European football. The club appealed and received a reduced sentence of two years. Eventually, the sentence was never carried out because Leeds sank to sports and no longer qualified for European football.