1978–79 European Cup
The 1978–79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Swedish side Malmö FF. Forest, enjoying a great run of success under Brian Clough, had defeated defending two-time champions Liverpool in the first round.
Preliminary round
Second leg
''Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.''First round
First leg
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Second leg
AEK Athens won 7–5 on aggregate.----
Nottingham Forest won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.
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Grasshopper won 13–3 on aggregate.
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Lokomotiv Sofia won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Lillestrøm won 1–0 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate; Bohemians won on away goals.
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2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on penalties.
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Zbrojovka Brno won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.
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''Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
Nottingham Forest won 7–2 on aggregate.----
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper won on away goals.
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Köln won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Dresden won 6–0 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won on away goals.
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''Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.----
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.
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''Malmö FF won 5–3 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Nottingham Forest won 4–3 on aggregate.----
''Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1978–79 European Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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