The 1972 European Cup final was a football match held at De Kuip, Rotterdam, on 31 May 1972, that was contested between AFC Ajax of the Netherlands and Internazionale of Italy to determine the champions of the 1971–72 European Cup. Ajax defeated Inter by a score of 2–0 to claim their second successive European Cup victory, following their triumph in the 1971 Final. Two second-half goals from forward Johan Cruyff provided the margin of victory for the Dutch side.
This game has been cited as Total Football's greatest moment. Ajax dominated much of the game as Inter defended desperately with their catenaccio strategy.[1][2][3]
^Liew, Jonathan (27 November 2015). "From 2-3-5 to gegenpress: how football's tactical fads have come and gone". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^Siregar, Cady (13 December 2018). "What is Total Football? Famous tactics explained: the clubs, countries & players to use it". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^"1972 final highlights: Ajax 2-0 Inter". UEFA.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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1972, european, final, football, match, held, kuip, rotterdam, 1972, that, contested, between, ajax, netherlands, internazionale, italy, determine, champions, 1971, european, ajax, defeated, inter, score, claim, their, second, successive, european, victory, fo. The 1972 European Cup final was a football match held at De Kuip Rotterdam on 31 May 1972 that was contested between AFC Ajax of the Netherlands and Internazionale of Italy to determine the champions of the 1971 72 European Cup Ajax defeated Inter by a score of 2 0 to claim their second successive European Cup victory following their triumph in the 1971 Final Two second half goals from forward Johan Cruyff provided the margin of victory for the Dutch side 1972 European Cup FinalMatch programme coverEvent1971 72 European CupAjax Inter Milan2 0Date31 May 1972VenueDe Kuip RotterdamMan of the MatchJohan CruyffRefereeRobert Helies France Attendance61 354 19711973 This game has been cited as Total Football s greatest moment Ajax dominated much of the game as Inter defended desperately with their catenaccio strategy 1 2 3 Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Match 2 1 Details 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute to the final EditFurther information 1971 72 European Cup Ajax Round Inter MilanOpponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg nbsp Dynamo Dresden 2 0 2 0 H 0 0 A First round nbsp AEK Athens 6 4 4 1 H 2 3 A nbsp Olympique de Marseille 6 2 2 1 A 4 1 H Second round nbsp Borussia Monchengladbach 4 2 4 2 H 0 0 A nbsp Arsenal 3 1 2 1 H 1 0 A Quarter finals nbsp Standard Liege 2 2 a 1 0 H 1 2 A nbsp Benfica 1 0 1 0 H 0 0 A Semi finals nbsp Celtic 0 0 5 4 p 0 0 H 0 0 a e t A Match Edit nbsp Mauro Bellugi and Piet KeizerDetails Edit 31 May 1972Ajax nbsp 2 0 nbsp Inter MilanCruyff nbsp 47 78 ReportDe Kuip RotterdamAttendance 61 354Referee Robert Helies France nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ajax nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Inter MilanGK 1 nbsp Heinz StuyRB 3 nbsp Wim SuurbierCB 4 nbsp Barry HulshoffCB 12 nbsp Horst BlankenburgLB 5 nbsp Ruud KrolCM 7 nbsp Johan NeeskensCM 15 nbsp Arie HaanCM 9 nbsp Gerrie MuhrenRW 8 nbsp Sjaak SwartCF 14 nbsp Johan CruyffLW 11 nbsp Piet Keizer c Manager nbsp Ștefan Kovacs nbsp GK 1 nbsp Ivano BordonRB 2 nbsp Mauro BellugiLB 3 nbsp Giacinto FacchettiDM 4 nbsp Gabriele OrialiCB 5 nbsp Mario Giubertoni nbsp 12 SW 6 nbsp Tarcisio BurgnichRW 7 nbsp Jair da Costa nbsp 56 CM 8 nbsp Gianfranco BedinCF 9 nbsp Roberto BoninsegnaCM 10 nbsp Sandro Mazzola c LF 11 nbsp Mario FrustalupiSubstitutions MF 14 nbsp Mario Bertini nbsp 12 MF 16 nbsp Sergio Pellizzaro nbsp 56 Manager nbsp Giovanni InvernizziSee also Edit1971 72 European Cup AFC Ajax in European football Inter Milan in European footballReferences Edit Liew Jonathan 27 November 2015 From 2 3 5 to gegenpress how football s tactical fads have come and gone The Telegraph Retrieved 21 May 2020 Siregar Cady 13 December 2018 What is Total Football Famous tactics explained the clubs countries amp players to use it Goal com Retrieved 21 May 2020 1972 final highlights Ajax 2 0 Inter UEFA com 25 January 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2020 External links Edit1971 72 season at UEFA website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to European Cup Final 1972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 European Cup final amp oldid 1173867214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
