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Chelsea appeared in the competition on five occasions, and are the only English side to have won it twice; in their first appearance in the competition in 1971, beating Real Madrid 2-1 in a final replay, and in 1998, Gianfranco Zola scoring the only goal in the final against VfB Stuttgart.

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup timeline. 1960 The competition is established. 1968 The competition was for the first time represented with teams from all UEFA members. 1978 Anderlecht become the first club to win the tournament twice (1976 and 1978). 1972 Rangers become the first club to reach the final trice (1961, 1967 and 1972).

John Dempsey, 1. Tournament Goal. Assist: 2:1. Sebastián Fleitas, 2. Tournament Goal. Assist: Substitutions. Toni Grande. Derek Smethurst Peter Osgood, Not reported. Paco Gento. This is the match sheet of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (-1999) game between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid on May 21, 1971.

The quarter-final draw saw us paired with Spanish side Real Betis and a Tore Andre Flo brace in Spain helped us to a 2-1 win. After going behind at Stamford Bridge, goals from Frank Sinclair, Roberto Di Matteo and Zola made it a 5-2 aggregate win and a semi-final against Vicenza.