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| Event | 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 1979 | ||||||
| Venue | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel | ||||||
| Referee | Károly Palotai (Hungary) | ||||||
| Attendance | 58,000 | ||||||
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The1979 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was afootball match contested betweenBarcelona ofSpain andFortuna Düsseldorf ofWest Germany. It was held atSt. Jakob Stadium inBasel on 16 May 1979. The venue was decided inBern by theUEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978.[1] It was the final match of the1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 19thEuropean Cup Winners' Cup final. Barcelona won 4–3 (a.e.t.) after goals fromTente Sánchez,Juan Manuel Asensi,Carles Rexach, andHans Krankl, conquering the first UEFA-sanctioned trophy in its history.
 Barcelona |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Shakhtyor Donetsk | 4–1 | 3–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | First round |  Universitatea Craiova | 5–4 | 4–3 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
 Anderlecht | 3–3 (4–1p) | 0–3 (A) | 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | Second round |  Aberdeen | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) |
 Ipswich Town | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Servette | 1–1 (a) | 0–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
| Beveren | 2–0 | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Baník Ostrava | 4–3 | 3–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
| Barcelona | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
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Sánchez 5'Asensi 34'Rexach 104'Krankl 111' | Report | T. Allofs 8' Seel 41',114' |
          Barcelona |     Fortuna Düsseldorf |
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