1973–74 European Cup
The 1973–74 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Bayern Munich, beginning their own three-year period of domination, in a replayed final against Atlético Madrid. This was the first time the cup went to Germany, and the first European Cup final to require a replay after the first match was drawn 1–1 after extra time.
Ajax, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA September Flag in the second round.
First round
First leg
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Second leg
Spartak Trnava won 3–1 on aggregate.----
Zorya Voroshilovgrad won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Újpesti Dózsa won 6–2 on aggregate.
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4–4 on aggregate. Bayern Munich won on penalties.
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Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.
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CSKA September Flag won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 10–0 on aggregate.
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Basel won 11–2 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Vejle won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Dinamo București won 12–0 on aggregate.
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Second round
First leg
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Second leg
Spartak Trnava won 1–0 on aggregate.----
Újpesti Dózsa won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 7–6 on aggregate.
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CSKA September Flag won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Újpesti Dózsa won on penalties.----
Bayern Munich won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
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Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate----
Atlético Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate
Final
Replay
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1973–74 European Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 8 |
| 2 |  Raoul Lambert | Club Brugge | 6 |
| 2 |  Conny Torstensson | Åtvidaberg / Bayern Munich | 6 |
| 4 |  Dudu Georgescu | Dinamo București | 5 |
| 4 | Ottmar Hitzfeld |  Basel | 5 |
| 4 | Uli Hoeneß | Bayern Munich | 5 |
| 7 | Walter Balmer | Basel | 4 |
| 7 | Pierre Carteus | Club Brugge | 4 |
| 7 | Radu Nunweiller | Dinamo București | 4 |
| 10 |  Tommy Callaghan | Celtic | 3 |
| 10 | John Deans | Celtic | 3 |
| 10 |  László Fazekas | Újpesti Dózsa | 3 |
| 10 | Jimmy Johnstone | Celtic | 3 |
| 10 |  Dimitar Marashliev | CSKA September Flag | 3 |
| 10 |  Stanislav Martinkovič | Spartak Trnava | 3 |