Everton arrived in Rotterdam for the European Cup Winners' Cup final at the end of a long, hard season. There were many who feared this might be the night the Blues were made to pay for their relentless pursuit of a much-vaunted 'treble’. However, having overcome the mighty Bayern Munich in the semi-final, Howard Kendall's side were in confident mood. Having already clinched their first league championship for 15 years, they had to face the tough-tackling Austrians, controversial conquerors of Celtic in an earlier round.
EVERTON 3-1 Rapid Vienna
Rotterdam
European Cup-Winners' Cup Final
Attendance: 45,000
European Cup Winners' Cup 1985
