FC Bayern München 2-0 Leeds United AFC
(Roth 71, Müller 83)
Parc des Princes, Paris

FC Bayern München became the fifth team to successfully defend the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1974/75. However, their 2-0 victory in the final against Leeds United AFC was a contentious one, on and off the park. Bayern scored late goals through Franz Roth and Gerd Müller, but not before the referee had disallowed a Peter Lorimer effort and turned down two English claims for a penalty. So while Dettmar Cramer's men celebrated the win that rescued an otherwise disappointing season - they were 10th in the German first division - Leeds fans ripped out seats at the Parc des Princes.

In fact, Bayern only really hit form in the semi-finals, having struggled past 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Ararat Yerevan. Here, against an AS Saint-Etienne side that had come from 4-1 down to beat HNK Hajduk, they followed up a 0-0 draw in France with a 2-0 success at the Olympiastadion. Leeds, on the other hand, had made short work of FC Zürich and Újpesti TE before overcoming FC Barcelona - Cruyff, Neeskens et al - in the last four.

With a 3-2 aggregate triumph, Don Revie's players emulated the Catalan side's achievement in reaching the finals of all three UEFA club competitions. Yet they were also in the habit of losing on the big stage, and where Bayern's campaign ended in a blaze of glory, the footnote to Leeds's was a three-year European ban for crowd violence.