The
1985 European Cup Final was a
football match between
Liverpool of England and
Juventus of Italy on 29 May 1985 at the
Heysel Stadium,
Brussels, Belgium. It was the final match of the
1984–85 season of the
European Cup, Europe's premier cup competition. Liverpool were the reigning champions and were appearing in their fifth final, having won the competition in
1977,
1978,
1981 and
1984. Juventus were appearing in their third European Cup final; they had lost their two previous appearances in
1973 and
1983.
Each club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. Matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each team's home ground. All but one of Juventus' matches were won by two goals or more; in the semi-finals, they beat French team
Bordeaux 3–2
on aggregate. Liverpool also won the majority of their matches by more than two goals, except in the second round when they beat Portuguese team
Benfica 3–2 on aggregate.
The match is largely remembered for the
disaster that occurred before the kick-off. Liverpool fans breached a fence separating the two groups of supporters and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 people and injuring hundreds. Despite calls for an abandonment, the match went ahead because it was felt that further trouble would otherwise occur. The disaster prompted UEFA to ban English clubs from European football for five years.
Watched by a crowd of 59,000, the first half was goalless. Juventus took the lead in the 56th minute when
Michel Platini scored from a penalty after
Gary Gillespie was adjudged to have brought down
Zbigniew Boniek in the penalty area, although the foul was actually committed nearly a
yard outside the area and the referee was far from the action.
[1] The score remained the same throughout the remainder of the match and Juventus won 1–0, achieving their first European Cup win.
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