1973/74: Magdeburg clip Milan's wings
Saturday 1 June 1974
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The Feijenoord Stadium in Rotterdam was the venue for the final in 1973/74 (©Getty Images)
1. FC Magdeburg 2-0 AC Milan
Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam
AC Milan became the third club that failed to win a second consecutive final and thus contributed to a memorable year for the German Democratic Republic. 1. FC Magdeburg won the country's first continental trophy and, weeks later, the German Democratic Republic recorded a historic win over the Federal Republic of Germany in the FIFA World Cup.
Lethal strikeforce
Coached by Heinz Krügel, the team included two high-calibre strikers, Jürgen Sparwasser and Martin Hoffman. After eliminating Dutch, Czechoslovakian and Bulgarian opponents, they faced their sternest test in a semi-final against highly-rated Sporting Clube de Portugal and, after drawing 1-1 in Lisbon, they reached the final with a 2-1 win in their own Ernst Grube Stadium.
Past their prime
Milan were arguably past their prime, but were still hard to beat, especially when they had a lead to defend. The semi-final pitted them against Hennes Weisweiler’s VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach but goals by Albertino Bigon and Luciano Chiarugi gave them a 2-0 home win and they conceded only one goal in Germany.
Milan punished
Only 5,000 were in Rotterdam to see 1. FC Magdeburg make a shaky start in the final. But the breakthrough came five minutes before half-time when Enrico Lanzi scored an own goal. This forced the Italians to come out of their shell and allowed the East Germans to overrun them with a fast combination passing game. A second goal was inevitable and finally came after 74 minutes thanks to a splendid effort by midfielder Wolfgang Seguin. Milan simply didn’t have the resources to come back.
| 1. FC Magdeburg - AC Milan | 2 - 0 |
| Stage | Final |
| Half-Time | 1 - 0 |
| Date | 08.05.1974 |
| Kick-Off | 20:00:00 |
| Venue | Feijenoord |
| City/Town | Rotterdam |
| Attendance | 4,641 |
| Referee | VAN GEMERT Arie (HOL) |
| Match Report | |||||
 | 40' | OG (LANZI Enrico) | |||
 | 60' | BERGAMASCHI Mario (out) / TURINI Alessandro (in) | |||
| 75' | SEGUIN Wolfgang | |||
| Team Line-Ups | |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | Milan AC |
| SCHULZE Ulrich (G) | PIZZABALLA Pierluigi (G) |
| ZAPF Manfred (C) | ANQUILLETTI Angelo |
| TYLL Axel | MALDERA Aldo |
| ABRAHAM Wolfgang | SCHNELLINGER Karl-Heinz |
| ENGE Detlef | LANZI Enrico |
| GAUBE Helmut | SABADINI Giuseppe |
| SEGUIN Wolfgang | TRESOLDI Carlo |
| POMMERENKE Jürgen | RIVERA Gianni (C) |
| RAUGUST Detlef | BENETTI Romeo |
| SPARWASSER Jürgen | BIGON Albertino |
| HOFFMANN Martin | BERGAMASCHI Mario |
| Used Substitutes | |
| TURINI Alessandro | |
| Head Coach | |
| KRÜGEL Heinz | ROCCO Nereo |
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