Aftermath
Despite Leeds now playing in the second tier of English football, the controversy surrounding the final is still manifested in the chant 'We are the Champions, Champions of Europe' – amid a feeling that the club was cheated of victory – by fans of the club often throughout the half time interval at away games . Bayern would remain one of Europe's top clubs and would go on to victory in the 1976 final, completing a hat-trick of wins – but would ultimately have to wait until 2001 for their fourth title.
The appearance of an English club in the final for only the second time would ultimately precede a period of dominance by Football League clubs Liverpool (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984), Aston Villa (1982) and Nottingham Forest (1979 and 1980) of European football. However, the violence and the lengthy ban handed down to Leeds would foreshadow the tragic events in the European Cup final 10 years later.
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“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)