Cup Winners’ Cup final: in 1979, Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer’s side – featuring Klaus and Thomas Allofs, Dieter Brei, Rudi Bommer, Egon Köhnen and Gerd Zewe – reached the final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup as runners-up in the domestic cup. In the 1978 DFB-Pokal final they had lost to champions 1. FC Köln. In a dramatic final in Basel, the club lost 4–3 (2–2; 2–2) after extra time to FC Barcelona.
Sánchez scored for the Spanish side in the 5th minute. Three minutes later the Allofs brothers levelled – to this day it is unclear which of them got the final touch, officially it is credited to Thomas. Goalkeeper Jörg Daniel saved a penalty in the 12th minute.
Asensi restored Barcelona’s lead, but Wolfgang Seel equalised before the break. Fortuna dominated the second half but failed to score. In extra time Rexach made it 3–2 for Barça.
Düsseldorf pushed for another equaliser and were punished by Hans Krankl for 4–2. Wolfgang Seel pulled one back. More was not possible.
