The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against Club Brugge. The match finished 1–0, starting a run of six consecutive finals that finished 1–0 after 90 minutes, five of them won by English clubs.

Teams

Bracket

First round

First leg

Second leg

Celtic won 11–1 on aggregate. Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate. 0–0 on aggregate; Benfica won on penalties. Boldklubben 1903 won 2–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate. Levski-Spartak won 5–2 on aggregate. Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate. Glentoran won 2–1 on aggregate. Juventus won 5–0 on aggregate. Club Brugge won 9–2 on aggregate. Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate. 1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won on away goals. Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Wacker won 4–2 on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8–1 on aggregate. Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate. Liverpool won 6–3 on aggregate. Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate. Juventus won 6–0 on aggregate. Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

3–3 on aggregate; Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals. Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate. 2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won 3–0 on penalties. Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate. Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers