The 1978 European Cup Final was an association football match Competition between Liverpool of England and Club Brugge of Belgium on 10 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium , London , England ( the venue was decided Deciding in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 1977 ) .

Club Brugge were appearing Presence in their first European Cup final Competition .

As reigning champions , Liverpool received Receiving a bye in the first round , which meant Protest that Club Brugge played Competition two matches more to reach Arriving the final Competition .

In the first round Club Brugge beat Competition Finnish champions Kuopion Palloseura by 9–2 on aggregate , but they won each of their subsequent rounds by just one goal .