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The1970–71 season of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cupfootball club tournament was won byChelsea in a replay againstReal Madrid. Defending championsManchester City were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, only the second ever tie in the competition between two clubs from the same country. These two sides would later compete in the2021 UEFA Champions League final, with Chelsea winning 1-0. Thefinal was played inKaraiskakis Stadium inPiraeus,Greece.[1][2][3]
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Åtvidabergs FF | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bohemian | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickers Offenbach | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Zürich | 14–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | |
| CSKA September Flag | 11–1 | 9–0 | 2–1 | |
| Aris | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Aberdeen | 4–4 (p) | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Manchester City | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Göztepe | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| AaB | 1–9 | 0–1 | 1–8 | |
| TJ Gottwaldov | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Karpaty Lviv | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–9 | 1–1 | 1–8 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 8–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | |
| Strømsgodset | 3–7 | 0–5 | 3–2 | |
| Hibernians | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |
| Wacker Innsbruck | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Zürich | 7–1 | |
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| Stierli Martinelli Volkert Künzli | FCZ summary |
| CSKA September Flag | 9–0 | |
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| Yakimov Nikodimov Zhekov Marashliev |
| Aris | 1–1 | |
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| Alexiadis | Hutchinson |
| Cardiff City | 8–0 | |
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| Sutton Gibson King Woodruff Clark Toshack | [citation needed] |
| Göztepe | 5–0 | |
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| Report |
| ÍB Akureyri | 0–7 | |
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| FCZ summary |
Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate
Göztepe won 5–1 on aggregate
| Haka | 1–2 | |
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| Malm | Yakimov |
CSKA September Flag won 11–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dumitriu Tătaru Ștefănescu | Report | Kulchytskyi Habowda Hreshchak |
Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 8–1 | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusébio Zeca Artur Jorge Jaime Graça | [citation needed] | Ameršek |
Benfica won 9–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Vorwärts Berlin won on away goals.
Cardiff City won 8-0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| CSKA September Flag | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Budapest Honvéd | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Göztepe | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Benfica | 2–2 (p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Cardiff City | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| CSKA September Flag | 0–1 | |
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| Baldwin |
| Zürich | 3–2 | |
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| Axelsson Martinelli Grünig Künzli | FCZ summary |
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate
| Chelsea | 1–0 | |
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| Webb |
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 0–3 | |
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| Report |
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PSV Eindhoven won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Berlin | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Wruck Fräßdorf | [citation needed] |
2–2 on aggregate. Vorwärts Berlin won 5–3 on penalties.

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 a.e.t. | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Cardiff City | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.