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Coupe des Coupes 1972 1973 Milan AC Leeds United
Finale
16 Mai 1973
Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki
With
the Wembley defeat by Sunderland still dogging them, rumours that Don
Revie was to leave the club, the suspensions of Allan Clarke and Billy
Bremner and an injury to Johnny Giles, it was a deflated and depleted
Leeds United who prepared to contest the European Cup-winners' Cup Final
in Salonika against the might of AC Milan. Thunder and heavy rain
greeted the teams as they stepped out into the new Kaftatzoglio Stadium
in northern Greece. It was to prove an appropriate backcloth for an
infamous match. After only four minutes, the referee curiously penalized
Paul Madeley for an infringement and Luciano Chiarugi saw his free-kick
clip a United defender and brush one of his own forwards before hitting
the base of a post and going in.