The 1966 European Cup final was a

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match held at the Heysel Stadium,

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, on 11 May 1966 that saw

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defeat

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2–1 to win the

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title.

Route to the final

Match

Summary

Partizan took the lead through a goal by Velibor Vasović in the 55th minute, but Real Madrid equalised in the 70th minute through Spanish international Amancio. Fernando Serena scored the winner for Real six minutes later. This was Real Madrid's sixth European Cup triumph in the 11 years of the tournament's existence, with

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being the only Madrid player to win all of these. However, they would not win the competition again until

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, when Predrag Mijatović–– who was, ironically, a former Partizan player–– scored the winning goal in the 66th minute of the final.

Details

References

External links

1965–66 season at UEFA website

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European Cup Final 1966

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