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| Event | 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 14 May 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | De Kuip,Rotterdam | ||||||
| Referee | Markus Merk (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 36,802[1] | ||||||
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The1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was afootball match contested betweenBarcelona ofSpain and the cup holdersParis Saint-Germain ofFrance, to determine the winner of the1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 37th overallCup Winners' Cup final. It was held atDe Kuip inRotterdam on 14 May 1997. Barcelona won the match 1–0 thanks to aRonaldo penalty. The final saw the last instance of the Cup Winners' Cup "jinx" that no club had successfully retained the cup in successive seasons — with Paris Saint-Germain failing to defend the trophy that they won in1996.
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Stages | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
 AEK Larnaca | 2–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | First round |  Vaduz | 7–0 | 4–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
 Red Star Belgrade | 4–2 | 3–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Second round |  Galatasaray | 6–4 | 2–4 (A) | 4–0 (H) |
 AIK | 4–2 | 3–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  AEK Athens | 3–0 | 0–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) |
 Fiorentina | 3–1 | 1–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Liverpool | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) |
          Barcelona |     Paris Saint-Germain |
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