Looking back on another night of European Cup glory for Nottingham Forest

Here, the PA news agency looks at their remarkable triumph under Brian Clough.

The cup run

Having beaten Malmo in the 1979 final the defending champions started off their quest to retain the title with a 3-1 aggregate win over Sweden’s Oster.

Victories over Arges Pitesti and BFC Dynamo set up a semi-final tie with Ajax.

Trevor Francis and John Roberston’s penalty gave Forest a 2-0 first-leg lead and they progressed despite a 1-0 loss in Amsterdam.

The final

The defending champions faced Hamburg in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

Robertson made the decisive breakthrough in the 21st minute when he fired past Rudolf Kargus for the only goal of the game.

The victory meant Forest became the first club to win the European Cup more times than their domestic top division.

Treble failure

The defending champions went looking for their third successive title but fell at the first hurdle.

They faced CSKA Sofia but lost the first leg 1-0 before suffering another 1-0 defeat at the City Ground.

Liverpool to went on to win the trophy for the third time, beating Real Madrid 1-0 in the final.

Pictured are John McGovern and Peter Shilton sharing their jubilation with Nottingham Forest fans after returning to East Midlands Airport with the European Cup for the second year in a row.

And they did it without the injured Trevor Francis, who had scored the winner the year before against Malmo.

Skipper McGovern and England keeper Shilton, who kept a clean sheet against a Hamburg outfit featuring Kevin Keegan, were key men in Clough’s side.

The incredible European achievement was celebrated in the 2015 film ‘I believe in miracles’.