Enjoy these memories charting Leeds United's journey to the 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich in Paris. PIC: YPNEnjoy these memories charting Leeds United's journey to the 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich in Paris. PIC: YPN
Enjoy these memories charting Leeds United's journey to the 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich in Paris. PIC: YPN | jpimedia

Paris 1975 - The night Leeds United were ‘robbed’ of European Cup glory

Outrage and injustice remain the overriding emotions for a generation of Leeds United fans who were in Paris that night.

The controversy surrounding the 1975 European Cup final against Bayern Munich is still felt by supporters today manifested in the chant 'We are the Champions, Champions of Europe' - amid a feeling that the club was cheated of victory. These photos, a mix plucked from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of Varley Picture Agency, chart the course to the club's only European Cup final, a journey which ended in bitter disappointment, rioting, and a football ban. READ MORE: 19 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1974 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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