1975–76 UEFA Cup
The final was played over two legs at Anfield, Liverpool, England and at the Olympiastadion, Bruges, Belgium.It was won by Liverpool of England, who defeated Club Brugge of Belgium by an aggregate result of 4–3 to claim their second UEFA Cup title.This was the first of only two times in the history of the UEFA Cup, its unofficial predecessor Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, or its successor UEFA Europa League where both finalists won their national championship in the same season.Club Brugge was the first Belgian team to reach a UEFA Cup final, six years after Anderlecht also reached the final in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, its predecessor tournament.The original allocation scheme was as follows: The Soviet Union and Sweden were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while the Netherlands and Austria went back to two qualified teams.In the first round, three first leg matches were played on a Thursday, and both legs of the match-up between MSV Duisburg and Enosis Neon Paralimni FC were played over three days in West Germany, with the first leg being held on a Sunday.Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–0 on aggregate.Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five ETA and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges.1–1 on aggregate; Stal Mielec won on penalties.Before the game, Johan Cruyff was given his Ballon d'Or award for the 1974 season.