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On This Day in Football: Barcelona triumph over Dusseldorf, Hearts win Scottish Cup

On this day in 1979, Barcelona beat German Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-3 at extra time to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup.

Played in front of 58,000 fans at the St. Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, the game began in electrifying fashion with Tente Sanchez and Thomas Allofs both scoring for their respective teams inside the first ten minutes.

Barcelona took the lead again through Juan Manuel Asensi in the 34th minute before Dusseldorf striker Wolfgang Seel equalised seven minutes later to make it 2-2 at half time.