| Matches : 1977 – 1978 | 1977-78 Pictures | European Cup |
First Round
Celtic (Sco) -v- AS La Jeunesse D'Esch (Lux) First Leg 5-0 Second Leg 6-1 11-1 aggregate
First Leg – September 14th 1977.
Celtic 5 – 0 Juenesse D'Esch
McDonald 20
Wilson 37
Craig 53,60
McLaughlin 83
Celtic – Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, Edvaldsson, MacDonald, McWilliams, Doyle (Lennox 70), Glavin (McLaughlin 62), Craig, Aitken, Wilson Subs: Baines, Casey, Kay
Second Leg – September 28th 1977
Jeunesse D'esch 1 – 6 Celtic
Guiliana 40 secs Lennox 29
Glavin 52,60
Edvaldsson 66,76
Craig 57
Celtic – Latchford, McGrain, Kay, Casey (Edvaldsson 45), MacDonald, Aitken, Glavin, Wilson, Craig (J McCluskey 62), Burns, Lennox. Sub: Baines, Doyle, McLaughlin
Second Round
Celtic (Sco) -v- Wacker Innsbruck (Aut) First Leg 2-1 Second Leg 0-3 2-4 aggregate
Second Round – First Leg – October 19th 1977
Celtic 2 – 1 S.W.W Innsbruck
Craig 49 Kreiss 54
Burns 78
Celtic –Latchford, Aitken, Lynch, Edvaldsson, MacDonald, Casey, Doyle, Glavin, Craig, Burns, Wilson (Conn) (Lennox). Subs: Baines Kay, Mackie
Second Leg – November 2nd 1977.
S.W.W Innsbruck 3 – 0 Celtic
Welzl 4
Sterling 22
Oberacher 27
Celtic –Latchford, Aitken, Lynch, Glavin, MacDonald, Casey, Doyle, Edvaldsson, Craig, Burns, Wilson Subs: Baines Kay, McLaughlin Lennox McWilliams
Sent off:– Lynch
The rest of the ties and Full Competition
First Round
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Celtic (Sco) | 11-1 | Jeuness D'Esch (Lux) |
5-0 |
6-1 |
| FC Basel (Swi) |
2-3 | SW Wacker Innsbruck (Aut) | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| Red Star Belgrade (Yug) | 6-0 | Sligo Rovers (Ire) |
3-0 | 3-0 |
| Vasas (Hun) | 1-4 | Borussia Monchengladbach (W Ger) | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Benfica (Por) |
0-0 | Torpedo Moscow (USSR) |
0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4-1 pen | ||||
| Trabzontspor (Tur) |
1-2 | Boldklubben 1903 (Den) | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| Liverpool (Eng) | BYE | |||
| Dynamo Dresden (E Ger) | 3-2 | Halmstad (Swe) |
2-0 | 1-2 |
| Levski Spartak (Bul) |
5-2 | Slask Wroclaw (Pol) | 3-0 | 2-2 |
| Lillestrom (Nor) | 2-4 | Ajax (Ned) |
2-0 | 0-4 |
| FC Valur (Ice) |
1-2 | Glentoran (NIre) | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| AC Amonia (Cyp) | 3-4 | Juventus (Ita) |
3-2 | 0-2 |
| KuPS (Fin) | 2-9 | Club Brugge (Bel) | 0-4 | 2-5 |
| Floriana (Mal) | 1-5 | Panathinaikos (Gre) |
1-1 | 0-4 |
| Dukla Prague (Cze) | 1-1 (a) | FC Nantes (Fra) | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dinamo Bucharest (Rom) | 2-3 | Atletico Madrid (Spa) | 2-1 | 0-2 |
Second Round
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Celtic (Sco) | 2-4 | SW Wacker Innsbruck (Aut) | 2-1 |
0-3 |
| Red Star Belgrade (Yug) | 1-8 | Borussia Monchengladbach (W Ger) | 0-3 | 1-5 |
| Benfica (Por) |
2-0 | Boldklubben 1903 (Den) | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Liverpool (Eng) | 6-3 | Dynamo Dresden (E Ger) | 5-1 | 1-2 |
| Levski Spartak (Bul) |
1-4 | Ajax (Ned) | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Glentoran (NIre) | 0-6 | Juventus (Ita) | 0-1 | 0-5 |
| Club Brugge (Bel) | 2-1 | Panathinaikos (Gre) | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| FC Nantes (Fra) | 2-3 | Atletico Madrid (Spa) | 1-1 | 1-2 |
Quarter Finals
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| SW Wacker Innsbruck (Aut) | 3-3 (a) | Borussia Monchengladbach (W Ger) | 3-1 | 0-2 |
| Benfica (Por) |
2-6 | Liverpool (Eng) | 1-2 | 1-4 |
| Ajax (Ned) | 2-2 | Juventus (Ita) | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 0-3 pen | ||||
| Club Brugge (Bel) | 4-3 | Atletico Madrid (Spa) | 2-0 | 2-3 |
Semi Finals
| Team | Agg. | Team | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Borussia Monchengladbach (W Ger) | 2-4 | Liverpool (Eng) | 2-1 | 0-3 |
| Juventus (Ita) |
1-2 | Club Brugge (Bel) | 1-0 | 0-2 |
Final
Played at Wembley Stadium London on 10th May 1978
Liverpool 1 – 0 Club Brugge
(Dalglish 64)
Top Scorer in the competition was Alan Simonsen of Borussia Monchengladbach with 5 goals