Every year on March 16th I remember this unforgettable match. I remember the day well. Leaving my office in the city centre early. Getting to Anfield at 5.30. The gates closed at 6pm. Keegan scored after 72 seconds. 51 mins, Bathenay with a magnificent leveller, Ray Kennedy scores 59 minutes. 84 mins, and Davie Fairclough runs 30 yards and those of us in the Kop virtually sucked the ball into the net. Pandemonium ! Bedlam ! The ground exploded ! Greatest game ever seen at Anfield ! 16.3.77.

I was there, 17 years old. Outside the Kop in the crush trying to get in, someone told a policewoman her horse looked knackered. She didn't miss a beat, "you'd be knackered if you'd been between my legs for two hour." YNWA

How good and fair play was Rocheteau...... As a french man, a sad memory, unfortunately; as a football fan, a great match!!!!

Worth mentioning the reaction of rocheteau when his goal was disallowed for offside. It must have been close but neither he nor any other players surrounded the ref in a threatening manner as we see so often today. What a great team St Etienne were in every sense.

Just read that Ray Clemence has died today. Rest in peace you Liverpool legend, YNWA.

Merci pour ce partage. Ca fait plaisir même si ça remonte aussi un triste beau souvenir. Quand on fait le bilan plus de 30 ans après, Saint Etienne aura été éliminée 2 fois par une équipe ayant gagné 3 fois de suite la C1 (le Bayern Munich) et une fois par celle qui allait commencer à écrire sa légende les 3 années suivantes. Ce match-là marque la fin de cette génération verte, qui termine son épopée comme elle l'a vécue pendant 3 ans, en étant valeureuse, courageuse, parfois même éblouissante par son jeu, son enthousiasme et ses remontées improbables, mais perdante à la fin. Bathenay qui marque à l'anglaise, en résistant à une charge de l'adversaire et par une frappe d'extraterrestre, avait tout pour être le héros francais de la soirée avec sa dégaine de rock star (à 2 détails près sous les bras :-) ), mais une action de Liverpool qui semblait au départ anodine et qui aurait dû le rester en a décidé autrement :-). Finalement on ne pouvait pas rêver meilleur repreneur du flambeau, tellement Anfield comme Geoffroy Guichard respiraient le foot à l'unisson. Bravo Liverpool, merci aussi pour tout ce qui allait suivre, et à St Etienne pour ce qui a précédé..

Esto era el anfield de verdad, localidades de pie, todos los espectadores juntos , apretados, unidos, viviendo el fútbol intensamente y animando y celebrando con auténtica emoción muy muy cerca del césped, la grada estaba prácticamente encima del terreno de juego para mejor hacer sentir el apoyo de la afición a su equipo y el miedo más atroz al adversario. Este era el Liverpool de verdad, el auténtico, el genuino, el puramente británico, con jugadores británicos representando a su ciudad y a su país y no la pléyade de jugadores de todas los países del mundo que conforman el Liverpool de hoy los cuales ni representan al Liverpool , ni a la ciudad ni a Inglaterra ni mucho menos a su maravillosa afición. Que pena, que hoy todos los clubes históricos de Europa hayan perdido su atento a naturaleza, su sabor, su representatividad, y encima hayan dejado de ser propiedad de sus socios para pasar a ser propiedad de un chino, o de un jeque, o de un americano que ademas de no tener ni puta idea de fútbol encima están haciendo que de sus clubes no quede de auténtico nada más que el nombre.

Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. Was on my 10th birthday and I was allowed to stay up. I met David Fairclough years later in the 90's and was in tears again. I just cant tell you how much Liverpool were most of my childhood and still are today. YNWA. JFT96

The best football night of my life, Anfield was bouncin, St.Etienne fans were great too.

Match légendaire entre deux grandes équipes des années 70's ! What's a wonderful football match !

Ivan Curkovic wasn't flawless on the first Liverpool goals but Bathenay's goal is a class act. And this green shirt, pure legend. I was 10 but already a "verts" fans.

This game is was the best game of football EVER at Anfield. I went to the final in Rome and have seen many a glorious night at Anfield, but nothing compares to this, it was something special. I was one of those who bunked into the Anfield road end after Keegan had scored! My knee was deeply cut but i didn't care. The atmosphere was truly unimaginable, ask anyone who went. Faircloughs goal and what followed will live in my memory until i'm dead. Wonderful magical night.

Keegan vs. Rocheteau. Same haircut, same speediness, same class.

4 0 Barcelona was special but nothing will ever beat this.

That David Fairclough goal must go down as one of the most famous goals in Liverpool's illustrious history....the sway of The Kop when it hit the net! Amazing sight! A sight that is totally unique to LFC.....YNWA.

As a soccer mad 12yr old kid in Ireland I clearly remember listening to this game on the radio. The atmosphere was so intense you could feel it oozing ovee the airwaves.. And when Furlough scored the winning goal ,,,,,,, what an incredible moment !l

So classic. 2 legend teams of the 70's at the top their game

i was in the Kop that night 19 years of age, i will never forget!

I can remember listening to this on Radio 2 football special as a 10 year old boy. 👍

Ah the old days...before shitty sponsors ruined the shirts and you were literally 3 feet away from a player's legs while he took a corner!

Ray Clemence, what a performance! LEGEND.

I was at this game. Great night. It was the first time I had seen grown men cry at a football match. YNWA.

I remember listening to this on my radio in my bedroom when I was a young lad.

was allowed to stay up and watch the highlights. true love from that moment on. here to pay my respects to Gerald Sinstadt who passed away today aged 91.

Forty years ago today. March 16th 2017. What a day and what a night. Greatest match ever seen at Anfield. I must have commented on this about half a dozen times since You Tube was set up. This time on March 16th 1977 I was wandering around the streets near Anfield in a daze, having forgotten where to take the bus home, such was the drama and emotion of that match, especially in the final minutes minute when David Fairclough scored the winning goal. I got home in time to watch on the television again, totally drained. Anyone who was there knows what I am talking about. Simply unforgettable !!

Was in the centre-right of the Kop end for this match. I was 13 and into my 3rd season watching this brilliant side. I am convinced that a man saved my head getting crushed between the crowd and a crash bar by holding the crowd back so I could get underneath. The Kop was over-capacity and I had to escape into the Main Stand by climbing over the wall. Incredible night that I will never forget.

I was there 12 yrs old , unforgettable

Absolutely devastated that I'll never be able to experience an atmosphere like that. The terraces are before my time. We need safe-standing. No doubt about it.

I was lucky enough to be at this match. I've never known an atmosphere like it before or since.

how cool are them kits

Merci pour le partage, en plus avec des images d'excellentes qualités contrairement à certaine plus récente. Les cheveux, l'allure ;les supporters debout juste devant les buts ,toute une époque .Y'a pas à dire et je dis pas ça parce que je suis pour les verts mais c'étais mieux avant

St.Etienne were very unlucky in this game. Great goal by Batheney!

35 years ago tonight. I was there, the most incredible football match I've ever been to. St Etienne were probably the best team in europe at the time, so to beat them required something special. Thank uou gr8footy for helping me relive the greatest moment in Liverpool history.

Was at that match got to Annie rd end 3 in the afternoon to get in was well worth the effort and the wait , what a match atmosphere amazing ,met davie fairclough in a door shop bout 10 years ago thanked him for that goal ,said your welcome mate!! , those days coming back under kloppie !!!

I am here after Liverpool FC won their 6th UCL title . I heard from a old timer that this is one of the best comeback ever . I saw Barcelona comeback but this one's is also special

I was only 11 & was going to every home game, either in the kop or the boys' pen. My mate was 4 yrs older than me and, thinking that my dad wouldn't want me to go that night (due to the expected big crowds), i tried a bit of emotional blackmail and asked him if i could lend my scarf to my mate as he was going.That did the trick! Dad let me go and i've never forgotten it. The kop, the noise, the colour of their kit, the green wigs and smoke. Davey Fairclough! My best night ever. Allez les rouges!

What a player Ray Kennedy was so under rated

I was there with my brother Andy. We cried and cried when we saw everyone in tears. I have never seen anything like this match since. I am 54 now. I love you Liverpool

Kevin Keagan's best match...the "mighty mouse", what an awesome player but he missed world cup 1982. And Bathenay's goal...Atmosphere, motion and emotion, there is everything in this match until Faircloud's final goal.

Me dad n me were Anny Rd enders from 1975-1981, I carried on goin, Best night ever Two days off school x

I was 14 years of age when this match was played when living in Garston. I still cannot get over the joy listening to the match on Radio Merseyside. No SKY them days.

that atmospherre ... wow... you can still feel the passion 42 years later !!!!

quite simply the greatest night Anfield has ever seen.....magical stuff

Fabuleux. C'est la que j'ai découvert les reds. Toute une époque.

I was there!! Unforgettable. That said, many of us were nearly crushed because we were locked out before the game even started, and we had tickets -- the shape of things to come at Bradford. No problems once we were finally inside, though.

Avevo 10 anni. In Italia trasmisero in tv, nella rubrica "Mercoledì Sport", una sintesi della gara...la ricordo ancora con la stessa emozione di allora...

I was at the game that night. Went on a Lofty's bus from Chester, but couldn't get a ticket. At half time, one of the gates at the back of the Kop collapsed under the pressure of so many ticketless fans and we rushed in to the back of the Kop. Seeing Fairclough score the winner right in front of us was one of the best experiences of my life... along with Istanbul, of course!

When football was football

Incredible Kop! YNWA

God bless David Fairclough...you'll always be welcome in Ireland

Liverpool's goalkeeper is without gloves. Now that's badass))

I watched this as a kid and still remember it! & all the players too

Evertonian but there with mate from school who was a red. St.Ettiene fans were great

The shot of the Kop in the background when Fairclough scores is just so classic... what atmosphere! That's the biggest drawback to all-seaters, you don't get that massive concentration of people in one spot so you'd never get a scene like that today

Keegan was so ahead of his time

As a 22 years old student I remember listening to this game live in my native Congo/Kinshasa. Radio France Internationale was broadcasting the game and I was rooting for Liverpool.

Officialy, the loudest night from Anfield. I was there wi me dad in Anny Rd End

People in France don't realize how great Saint Etienne was back then (Marseille fan here) We just don't know squat about football history From Wikipedia Liverpool's opponents in the quarter-finals were the previous year's beaten finalists Saint-Étienne of France. The first leg was at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. As in the previous round Liverpool lost the away leg 1-0. The return leg at Anfield is considered one of Liverpool's most memorable European matches.[6] Liverpool scored in the second minute of the match through Kevin Keegan to level the tie. Early in the second half Saint-Étienne equalised through Dominique Bathenay. The goal meant that the tie was 2-1 in the French team's favour and due to the away goals rule, Liverpool needed to score two goals to progress to the semi-finals. Liverpool scored again midway through the second half to make the score 2-2 on aggregate. With 18 minutes remaining David Fairclough replaced John Toshack. After 12 minutes on the pitch, the "supersub" had struck... again. Liverpool went on to win the match 3-1 and the tie 3-2 to progress to the semi-finals

"Goals by Keegan, Kennedy and the ginger headed Fairclough" Priceless!

There never has nor ever will be a more 'visual' game of football on the radio. One of those sporting occasions when you remember exactly where you were at the time.

David will be for every remembered for his fantastic strike at the Kop end, History now, but then it was a dream come true, thanks

I remember going to watch this game as a 16 year old, I couldn’t get in and remember traveling home on the bus with my mate Robbo, both of us gutted

Unforgettable game, i was allowed to stay up for my 10th birthday, had looked forward to the game all day. Will never forget Faircloughs goal as long as i live. I actually met DF years later when i was about 32 and was like a little kid. Thanks for the video whoever you are - This is beyond a cherished moment in time for me !!

Moi aussi j’avais 10 ans et j’ai vibré devant la TV tous les français étaient derrière les verts !

Me and my mate on the kop sadly he's past away now but we never stopped talking about it fantastic night

I missed a day off school to go wi me dad. 12 miles on his motorbike. Got in our usual Anny Rd End spec, at 4.30 pm, three hours before K/O. Ive still got the St.Etienne cap i swapped after the game for my LFC scarf.

St. Etienne Olympiakos AC Milan Borussia Dortmund Barcelona Most clubs are fortunate to have 1 European night like this. Simply amazing, those mighty Reds.

i was there with me dad, he took mr out of school that day coz we knew the place would be chocka. Swapped scarves outside with the french lads, check out the anny road end, total french,the brought thousands.the noisiest,maddest anfield ever. lovely memories.LFCYNWA9

Everything was better back then.. the players(British most of them) , the Kop swingin', the colours, the shirts, the feeling... everything! Now I am depressed again..

Já quase viciado em assistir a estes jogos antigos. Apaixonante!! História e futebol ...

This St. Etienne side was special, could’ve easily been the first French club to win the European Cup before Marseille would in the 1990s.

J'ai toujours entendu parler de ce fameux match merci pour la vidéo Anfield woaw quelle ambiance trop top.

I was just 9 years old. Watched the match on the telly in Norway. It was late in the evening for me. I think I cried of joy into sleep. The walls in our bedroom were covered with LFC posters. I knew most the players. I was so proud of the team and proud to be LFC fan. I don't remember if there were school the next morning. I bet I couldn't wait to go to school. I must have slept well that night.

The game that changed the European Liverpool history.

What amazing memories and a brilliant game with David fairclough going down in history forever and not forgetting the brilliant commentary of Gerald sinstatd rip❤

Liverpool were phenomenal in Europe 6 EC and 3UEFAs

45 years ago tonight. Round about ten past nine I'll be reliving the fairclough goal. I was towards the front of the Kop and can still see him bearing down on goal almost towards me it seemed like, an image which will always be in my mind's eye

The noise when fairclough scores is unreal 👍

My favourite all time Liverpool goal😘 Great composure, great finish, great sway in the Kop End!!!😘 ......European Cup number 1 was soon on its way to Anfield🏆♥️ YNWA.

This is the real original pure English liverpool team.

Was there,fantastic night.

I was in the kop end that night.And it was bedlam when Fairclough got the winning goal that won the game.I was 18 at the time just 2 months short of my 19th birthday.

The way the Kop surges forward after that final goal... magnificent. There's simply nothing like it in football today

Goals by Keegan, Kennedy and ginger headed Fairclough! Hahaha. How times have changed. I loved it back then. Total passion and quality. PC meant Police Constable. LFC = great, great team and club. Surely it must be a crime to call someone ginger-headed these days? (I loved the Super Sub! I am not hairist! Indeed I am losing my hair)

45 years ago today…..❤️💚

Lovely control from supersub for the 3rd goal. That second touch on that pitch.

Un match irrespirable ! Sainté aurait pu et même du passer ! Curko (une de mes idoles) est responsable sur les deux premiers buts (surtout le 2ème !!!) et l'absence de Piazza a été très préjudiciable. Rocheteau en rate une énorme (avant le missile de Bathenay). J'étais au stade avec mon père et du haut de mes 11 ans j'ai pleuré. La seule fois ou j'ai regretté l'éternelle élégance et le fair play de Lopez. Il doit faire voler Fairclough (supersub) avant les 18m...peut être ça passe.....En tout cas merci à ces 22 mecs pour nous avoir donné autant d'émotion !

KEAGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the vid , gr8footy

They Both great and real Football clubs

Since this Year ( 1977) my absolute favorite international Football team FC LIVERPOOL . They're never walk alone !!!!!!

This is when the kop was amazing...i got locked out and a police horse charged through the crowd and galloped right over my foot...i had to go to hospital. ha ha

I was 12 years old at this game in the kop I will take the atmospheres of that night to my grave it will never be beaten.the hole ground was shaking what a game

The good old days , I remember listing to this on Radio Merseyside and praying lol I was still at School ahhhh memories eh.

Only Dalglish was able to overcome the greatness of Kevin Keegan in Liverpool.

I could only get it on the radio over here in Ireland, I will never forget it, I have it on LP now 😅

This match has to be one of most memorable & important matches in Liverpool's history.

I remember that night.i was 15 Me and one of my brothers listening to the match on the radio. Our other brother was there stood on The Kop. The atmosphere came through on that radio commentary. Still remember us dancing around the back room when Fairclough scored. Always a good memory 😊

I was in the annie rd that night(usually the kop),only just remembered watching the match back! we must have had to get in early too then?cant remember,was 14 then! STILL my second fav night,after Istanbul,Chelsea semi 05 close,but nah,this game,nostalgia! the same year Davey Fairclough presented us with Huyton schools cup,shared with St Dominics!(2-2 draw)and a certain Micky Quinn,the St Doms centre forward,who i had to mark,he scored two lol

Back in the day when goals did not have the shape of a shoebox, goalkeepers did not wore gloves and British goalkeepers wore the same shorts and socks as the fieldplayers, only a different shirt. I grew up in that time .. and loved it.

Awe, that Keegan weren't half a LEGEND and bet Liverpool were the TEAM that most adored as a kid/teen growing up. Regardless of who they support now unless still a 'Red' of course. Back on form now obviously, but this era + 80's FTW... (Is that Gerald Sinstadt on the Mic'? Another legend.👍)