Editing UEFA Champions League (section)

=== 1968–1976 ===
The [[1967–68 European Cup|1967–68 season]] saw [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] become the first English team to win the European Cup, beating two-times winners [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 4–1 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Man. United – Benfica 1967 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62426--man-united-vs-benfica/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619223620/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62426--man-united-vs-benfica/ |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> This final came ten years after the [[Munich air disaster]], which had claimed the lives of eight United players and left their manager, [[Matt Busby]], fighting for his life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Season 1967 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1967/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618195526/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1967/ |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> In the [[1968–69 European Cup|1968–69 season]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] became the first Dutch team to reach the European Cup final, but they were beaten 4–1 by Milan, who claimed their second European Cup, with [[Pierino Prati]] scoring a hat-trick.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milan-Ajax 1968 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62526--milan-vs-ajax/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608115812/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62526--milan-vs-ajax/ |archive-date=8 June 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

The [[1969–70 European Cup|1969–70 season]] saw the first Dutch winners of the competition. [[Feyenoord]] knocked out the defending champions, Milan in the second round,<ref>{{cite web |title=Feyenoord – Milan 1969 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62614--feyenoord-vs-milan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203204143/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62614--feyenoord-vs-milan/ |archive-date=3 December 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=UEFA Champions League}}</ref> before beating Celtic in the [[1970 European Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Feyenoord – Celtic 1969 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62801--feyenoord-vs-celtic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724154558/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/62801--feyenoord-vs-celtic/ |archive-date=24 July 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=UEFA Champions League}}</ref> In the [[1970–71 European Cup|1970–71 season]], Ajax won the title, beating Greek side [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ajax – Panathinaikos 1970 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63031--ajax-vs-panathinaikos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724085254/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63031--ajax-vs-panathinaikos/ |archive-date=24 July 2021 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> the season saw a number of changes, with [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]] being introduced, and the [[away goals rule]] being changed so that it would be used in all rounds except the final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zea |first1=Antonio |last2=Haisma |first2=Marcel |date=9 January 2008 |title=European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1970–71 – Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197071det.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426213400/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197071det.html |archive-date=26 April 2009 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=RSSSF}}</ref> It was also the first time a Greek team reached the final, as well as the first season that Real Madrid failed to qualify, having finished sixth in [[La Liga]] the previous season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classification First Division 1969–70 |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1969-70.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322094118/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1969-70.html |archive-date=22 March 2019 |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=bdfutbol.com}}</ref> Ajax went on to win the competition three years in row (1971 to 1973), which [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] emulated from 1974 to 1976. 

The era was characterized by the dominance of football clubs from the Netherlands and West Germany, who together won 7 back-to-back European Cups between 1970 and 1976.