EUROPEAN CUP SINCE 1955-6

With the European Cup Final (Final tie of the winners of Europe's national leagues competing against each other) nearly on our screens, I refer to Liverpool FC, a team that has distinguished itself over the years since the European Cup was first played for since season 1955-56.
The English Football League did not enter their candidate for the European Cup until in 1954-5. Chelsea, as winners of the First Division in 1954-5 were not allowed to enter. They were drawn against Swedish Champions Djurgarden, but had to withdraw.
Manchester United were the first to join in 1955-6.

Tottenham Hotspur have nearly been to the final; I remember their semi-final defeat by Benfica back in the 60s.
In 1968 Manchester United beat Benfica 4-1 at Wembley..George Best and Bobby Charlton in their pomp.
1975 Leeds United lost 2-0 Bayern Munich in Paris
1977 Liverpool beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.
1978 Liverpool beat Brugge 1-0 at Wembley.

Nottingham Forest had a spell at the end of the 1970s, beginning of 1980s during the Clough era and on this day in 1979 Forest met Sweden's, Malmo FF in Munich and they won 1-0.
The next year (1980) they beat Hamburg in Madrid and won 1-0.

This started a bit of an English invasion with......
1981: Liverpool beating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris.
1982: Aston Villa in Rotterdam beating Bayern Munich 1-0.
1984: Liverpool beat Roma on Pens 4-1 after 1-1 in Rome.
1985: Liverpool lost to Juventus 0-1 in Brussels.

It all went quiet until:
1999: when Man U beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Barcelona and then,
2005: Liverpool met Milan and after 3-3 they won on penalties in Istanbul, Remember?
2006: Arsenal lost to Barcelona 2-1 in Saint-Denis, France.
2007: Liverpool lost to Milan in Athens.
2008: Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 on pens after 1-1 in Moscow.
2009: Man U lost to Barcelona 2-0 in Rome.
2011: Man U lost to Barcelona 3-1 at Wembley.
2012: Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in Munich 1-1 on pens 4-3.
2018: Liverpool lost 1-3 to Real Madrid in Kiev.

National success:
Spain Winners 18 Runners Up 11
Italy 12/16  Eng 12/8  Germany 7/10  Netherlands 6/2  Portugal 4/5  France 1/5.
Winners and runners-up  once each: Romania/Scotland/Yugoslavia once each.
Runners up: Belgium, Greece and Sweden.