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The draw is against Köln: history was made

The draw is against Köln: history was made in the only meeting with Liverpool, in the 1964/65 European Cup quarter-final.

The draw is against Köln: history was made in the only meeting with Liverpool, in the 1964/65 European Cup quarter-final. After two 0-0 draws in Cologne and Anfield and then another 2-2 after 120 minutes in Rotterdam, there was still no penalty shootout in those days. The tie had to be decided by lot.

As Ulrich Kühne-Hellmessen later wrote, it was the bitterest, cruelest way to settle a football match. Even the first toss failed, because the token stuck in the mud of De Kuip. A second toss followed - and the token fell red, meaning Liverpool advanced.

Even in England, there was disgust at such a decision. The Daily Mail called Europe’s greatest club competition a lottery.

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