14 September 1964
Six goals on Anfield’s first European night
Liverpool beat KR Reykjavík 6–1 as Anfield staged European football for the first time, with Bobby Graham scoring on his debut.
Liverpool history · Competition
European Cup
Liverpool in the European Cup, through match reports and historical features.
Through the seasons
1973–74
2 articles
Explore 1973–74 24 October 1973 · European Cup second round, first leg · Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade 2–1 Liverpool: Lawler keeps the tie within reach
Chris Lawler pulled a goal back after Red Star had taken a two-goal lead, leaving Liverpool with a recoverable deficit but a third successive away defeat.
6 November 1973 · European Cup second round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 1–2 Red Star Belgrade: an Anfield defeat with a lasting lesson
Red Star repeated their first-leg victory to eliminate Liverpool 4–2 on aggregate. The tie would later be remembered for what it taught Shankly’s coaches about European football.
1976–77
5 articles
Explore 1976–77 2 March 1977 · European Cup quarter-final first leg · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne 1–0 Liverpool: Bathenay leaves Anfield with the deciding say
Dominique Bathenay's late goal gave Saint-Étienne a narrow first-leg advantage over a Liverpool side missing Kevin Keegan.
16 March 1977 · European Cup quarter-final second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–1 Saint-Étienne: Fairclough finds the goal Anfield needs
David Fairclough came off the bench to score the late winner that carried Liverpool past Saint-Étienne and into the European Cup semi-finals.
6 April 1977 · European Cup semi-final first leg · Letzigrund
Zürich 1–3 Liverpool: Neal and Heighway put Rome within reach
Phil Neal scored twice and Steve Heighway supplied a goal and won a penalty as Liverpool overturned Zürich's early lead in Switzerland.
20 April 1977 · European Cup semi-final second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–0 Zürich: Case double opens the way to Rome
Jimmy Case scored twice and Kevin Keegan added a third as Liverpool completed a 6–1 aggregate win to reach their first European Cup final.
25 May 1977 · European Cup final · Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach: the first European Cup
Goals from Terry McDermott, Tommy Smith and Phil Neal brought Liverpool their first European Cup, four days after defeat in the FA Cup final.
1977–78
5 articles
Explore 1977–78 19 October 1977 · European Cup second round first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 5–1 Dynamo Dresden: a five-goal start to the defence
Alan Hansen scored his first Liverpool goal and Jimmy Case struck twice as the European champions opened their defence with a 5–1 victory.
1 March 1978 · European Cup quarter-final first leg · Estádio da Luz
Benfica 1–2 Liverpool: Hughes completes the recovery in Lisbon
Jimmy Case's free-kick and Emlyn Hughes's second-half winner overturned Benfica's lead on a rain-soaked night in Lisbon.
15 March 1978 · European Cup quarter-final second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 4–1 Benfica: early goals secure the semi-final place
Ian Callaghan and Kenny Dalglish scored early as Liverpool completed a 6–2 aggregate win over Benfica before the League Cup final.
12 April 1978 · European Cup semi-final second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach: Kennedy leads the way back to the final
Ray Kennedy scored one and helped make the other two as Liverpool overturned their first-leg deficit to reach another European Cup final.
10 May 1978 · European Cup final · Wembley
Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge: Dalglish keeps the European Cup at Anfield
Kenny Dalglish finished Graeme Souness's pass at Wembley as Liverpool became the first British club to retain the European Cup.
1978–79
2 articles
Explore 1978–79 13 September 1978 · European Cup first round, first leg · City Ground
Nottingham Forest 2–0 Liverpool: Barrett doubles the damage
Garry Birtles put Forest ahead before Colin Barrett's late second left the European champions with a two-goal deficit to recover at Anfield.
27 September 1978 · European Cup first round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 0–0 Nottingham Forest: the European defence ends
Forest kept a second clean sheet against Liverpool to eliminate the holders and end their pursuit of a third successive European Cup.
1979–80
1 article
Explore 1979–80 3 October 1979 · European Cup first round, second leg · Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Liverpool: three second-half goals end the European campaign
Liverpool's first-leg advantage disappeared in Georgia as Dinamo scored three times after the interval to win the tie 4–2 on aggregate.
1980–81
7 articles
Explore 1980–81 1 October 1980 · European Cup first round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 10–1 Oulu: Souness and McDermott share six goals
Hat-tricks from Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott helped Liverpool turn a level tie into an 11–2 aggregate victory.
22 October 1980 · European Cup second round, first leg · Pittodrie
Aberdeen 0–1 Liverpool: McDermott gives Liverpool the advantage
Terry McDermott scored after five minutes at Pittodrie as Liverpool took a one-goal lead back to Anfield.
5 November 1980 · European Cup second round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 4–0 Aberdeen: Cohen helps open the way
Avi Cohen's arrival helped Liverpool break through against Aberdeen before Phil Neal, Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen completed a 5–0 aggregate win.
4 March 1981 · European Cup quarter-final, first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 5–1 CSKA Sofia: Souness strikes three times
Graeme Souness scored his second hat-trick of the European campaign as Liverpool established a four-goal lead over CSKA Sofia.
8 April 1981 · European Cup semi-final, first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 0–0 Bayern Munich: Junghans keeps the semi-final level
Walter Junghans twice denied Kenny Dalglish and Kurt Niedermayer hit the crossbar as Liverpool and Bayern drew the opening leg.
22 April 1981 · European Cup semi-final, second leg · Olympic Stadium, Munich
Bayern Munich 1–1 Liverpool: Ray Kennedy takes Liverpool to Paris
Ray Kennedy’s late away goal took an injury-hit Liverpool through to the European Cup final despite Bayern’s equaliser.
27 May 1981 · European Cup final · Parc des Princes, Paris
Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid: Alan Kennedy wins the third European Cup
Alan Kennedy’s late goal settled the Paris final and brought Liverpool their third European Cup under Bob Paisley.
1981–82
2 articles
Explore 1981–82 30 September 1981 · European Cup first round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 7–0 Oulu: Rush opens his account as Anfield remembers Shankly
Ian Rush and Mark Lawrenson scored their first Liverpool goals in a seven-goal European win the day after Bill Shankly’s death.
4 November 1981 · European Cup second round, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–2 AZ ’67: Hansen takes Liverpool into the last eight
Alan Hansen scored five minutes from time after AZ twice equalised, taking Liverpool through 5–4 on aggregate.
1982–83
2 articles
Explore 1982–83 2 March 1983 · European Cup quarter-final, first leg · ŁKS Stadium, Łódź
Widzew Łódź 2–0 Liverpool: an error and a header leave a two-goal deficit
Mirosław Tłokiński punished Bruce Grobbelaar’s handling error before Wiesław Wraga headed Widzew’s second, leaving Liverpool without an away goal.
16 March 1983 · European Cup quarter-final, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–2 Widzew Łódź: a late victory cannot save the tie
Liverpool recovered to win on the night, but Widzew’s two away goals helped secure a 4–3 aggregate victory.
1983–84
5 articles
Explore 1983–84 2 November 1983 · European Cup second round, second leg · San Mamés
Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Liverpool: Rush heads Liverpool through
Ian Rush headed the only goal of the tie as Liverpool won at San Mamés to reach the European Cup quarter-finals.
21 March 1984 · European Cup quarter-final, second leg · Estádio da Luz
Benfica 1–4 Liverpool: Dalglish supplies three as Whelan scores twice
Ronnie Whelan scored twice and Kenny Dalglish supplied three goals as Liverpool reached the European Cup semi-finals in Lisbon.
11 April 1984 · European Cup semi-final, first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 1–0 Dinamo Bucharest: Lee heads a narrow advantage
Sammy Lee’s header gave Liverpool a one-goal lead in a contentious European Cup semi-final against Dinamo Bucharest.
25 April 1984 · European Cup semi-final, second leg · 23 August Stadium
Dinamo Bucharest 1–2 Liverpool: Rush sends Liverpool back to Rome
Ian Rush scored twice as Liverpool won in Bucharest and secured a 3–1 aggregate victory to reach the European Cup final.
30 May 1984 · European Cup final · Stadio Olimpico
Liverpool 1–1 Roma: Kennedy’s penalty completes the treble
Alan Kennedy converted the decisive penalty as Liverpool won a fourth European Cup in Rome and completed Joe Fagan’s treble.
1984–85
4 articles
Explore 1984–85 24 October 1984 · European Cup second round, first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 3–1 Benfica: Rush restores the advantage
Ian Rush scored his first European hat-trick, twice striking after Benfica’s equaliser to give Liverpool a two-goal lead for Lisbon.
7 November 1984 · European Cup second round, second leg · Estádio da Luz
Benfica 1–0 Liverpool: ten men protect the aggregate lead
An early penalty and Kenny Dalglish’s dismissal complicated the return in Lisbon, but Liverpool advanced 3–2 on aggregate.
20 March 1985 · European Cup quarter-final, second leg · Anfield
Liverpool 4–1 Austria Vienna: Walsh scores twice in quarter-final win
Paul Walsh scored twice and missed a penalty as Liverpool beat Austria Vienna 4–1, reaching the semi-finals 5–2 on aggregate.
10 April 1985 · European Cup semi-final, first leg · Anfield
Liverpool 4–0 Panathinaikos: Rush’s double opens the way to Athens
Two quick Ian Rush goals after half-time turned Liverpool’s narrow lead into a four-goal advantage for the return leg.
2004–05
1 article
Explore 2004–05 15 September 2004
Cissé and Baroš give Liverpool a winning start against Monaco
Djibril Cissé opened the scoring and Milan Baroš settled the match late on as Liverpool beat the previous season’s Champions League finalists 2–0.
2026–27
1 article
9 September 2026
Mac Allister completes Liverpool’s comeback against Atlético
Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister overturned Atlético Madrid’s lead as Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a 2–1 win.
Career and wider history
1 article
27 May 1981
Phil Thompson lived the life every Liverpool supporter imagines
A Kirkby lad who stood on the Kop lifted the European Cup as Liverpool's captain. Almost nobody talks about him.