| Event | 1985–86 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 April 1986 | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu,Madrid | ||||||
| Referee | George Courtney (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 6 May 1986 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Bob Valentine (Scotland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 21,185 | ||||||
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The1986 UEFA Cup Final was anassociation football tie played on 30 April and 6 May 1986 betweenReal Madrid ofSpain andKöln ofWest Germany. Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate and, in doing so, successfully defended their UEFA Cup title fromthe year prior.
En route to reaching the final, both Real Madrid and FC Köln benefitted from performing extremely well at home. In the first five rounds of the competition,Los Blancos had won all five home legs, outscoring opponents by a total of 19 goals to 2 in games played at theBernabéu in Madrid. Köln was also dominant in their home fixtures–– throughout the entire competition, the West German side conceded only one goal whilst playing as the home team.
In thethird round, Real Madrid achieved a shocking comeback against two-time championsBorussia Mönchengladbach. After being crushed by Gladbach in the away leg by a score of 5–1, Real stormed back to win the return leg 4–0, thus advancing onaway goals. This is still regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in the history of European continental football.[1]
This was also the second consecutive year that Real Madrid eliminatedInter Milan in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 AEK Athens | 5–1 | 0–1 (A) | 5–0 (H) | First round |  Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | 0–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) |
 Chornomorets Odesa | 2–1 | 2–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Second round |  Bohemians Praha | 8–2 | 4–0 (H) | 4–2 (A) |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–5 (a) | 1–5 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Third round |  Hammarby | 4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) |
 Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Sporting CP | 3–1 | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
 Internazionale | 6–4 (a.e.t.) | 1–3 (A) | 5–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals |  K.S.V. Waregem | 7–3 | 4–0 (H) | 3–3 (A) |
| Real Madrid | 5–1 | 1. FC Köln |
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Sánchez 38'Gordillo 42'Valdano 51',84'Santillana 89' | Report Overview (archive) | Allofs 29' |
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The second leg was originally scheduled for Thursday, 8 May, but was moved to Tuesday, 6 May, following a request by Real Madrid due to their domestic fixtures. Additionally, the match was played inBerlin instead ofCologne because of sanctions imposed byUEFA on Köln stipulating that they must play at least 350 km from their home stadium after trouble caused by supporters during the 2nd leg of the semi-final againstWaregem.[citation needed]
Like Real Madrid had in the earlier stages of the competition, Köln went into the second leg 5–1 down. However,Die Geißböcke were unable to replicate Real's successful third-round comeback againstMönchengladbach. Though Köln won the match 2–0 at home, it was not enough, and Real were crowned champions for the second successive year.
Köln[3] |      Real Madrid[3] |
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9. Real Madrid 5-5 Borussia Monchengladbach.
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