The 1970–71 European Cup was the 16th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Ajax, who beat Panathinaikos in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, on 2 June 1971. It was the first time the trophy went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands. It was also the first time that a Greek team reached the final.
Preliminary round
First leg Second leg Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate. ==Bracket==
First round
First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Cagliari won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Standard Liège won 7–0 on aggregate. ---- Legia Warsaw won 6–1 on aggregate. ---- Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- 4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals. ---- Waterford won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Celtic won 14–0 on aggregate. ---- Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–0 on aggregate. ---- Sporting CP won 9–0 on aggregate. ---- Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- 1–1 on aggregate; UTA Arad won on away goals. ---- Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate. ---- Everton won 9–2 on aggregate. ---- Panathinaikos won 7–1 on aggregate. ---- Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate. ==Second round==
Second round
First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate. ---- Celtic won 10–2 on aggregate. ---- Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate. ---- 2–2 on aggregate; Everton won on penalties. ---- Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate. ==Quarter-finals==
Quarter-finals
First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg 2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals. ---- Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- Red Star Belgrade won 6–3 on aggregate. ---- 1–1 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals. ==Semi-finals==
Semi-finals
First leg ---- Second leg Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- 4–4 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals. ==Final==
Top scorers
of Panathinaikos scored 10 goals The top scorers from the 1970–71 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: ==References==