The 1982 European Cup Final was played on 26 May 1982. English champions Aston Villa defeated West German league winners Bayern Munich 1–0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands to win the European Cup for the first, and so far only, time, and continue the streak of English teams winning the competition, being the sixth consecutive victory by an English side.
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