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| Event | 1979–80 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 28 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,Madrid | ||||||
| Referee | António Garrido (Portugal) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,000 | ||||||
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The1980 European Cup final was afootball match held at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium inMadrid, Spain on 28 May 1980, to determine the winner of the1979–80 European Cup. The final saw defending championsNottingham Forest ofEngland defeatHamburg ofWest Germany by a score of 1–0. In the 21st minute,John Robertson squeezed a shot past Hamburg keeperRudi Kargus for the only goal of the game,[1] and Forest then defended solidly,[2] to give Nottingham Forest back-to-backEuropean Cup titles.[3]
| Nottingham Forest | Round | Hamburger SV | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Östers IF | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | First round |  Valur | 5–1 | 3–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
 Argeș Pitești | 4–1 | 2–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Second round |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 6–3 | 3–1 (H) | 3–2 (A) |
 Dynamo Berlin | 3–2 | 0–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Hajduk Split | 3–3 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) |
 Ajax | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Semi-finals |  Real Madrid | 5–3 | 0–2 (A) | 5–1 (H) |
          Nottingham Forest[4] |      Hamburger SV[4] |
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