1979 European Cup Quarter-Final: Nottingham Forest Advance
Two-time European Cup winners from Nottingham.
Nottingham Forest achieved back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980 under the management of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- 1978–79 European Cup
- Round
- Quarter-Final (two legs + replay)
- Opponent
- FC Barcelona
- First-leg result
- Barcelona 2–0 Nottingham Forest (Camp Nou)
- Second-leg result
- Nottingham Forest 2–0 Barcelona (City Ground)
- Replay result
- Nottingham Forest 1–0 Barcelona (City Ground)
- Manager
- Brian Clough
Lore & Background
The club's most successful period came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which they won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
Reader's Guide
Nottingham Forest is one of six English clubs to have won the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League). They have won two European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one League title, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and one FA Charity Shield.
Did You Know?
- Forest is the only team in Europe to have won the European Cup or Champions League more often than the domestic championship (one).
- The club was founded in 1865 and has played at the City Ground since 1898.
- Forest's main rivalry is with Derby County, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.
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