The two-legged final was contested between Anderlecht of Belgium, who were defending champions, and Tottenham Hotspur of England.

Tottenham won 4–3 on penalty kicks after the tie finished 2–2 on aggregate.

[1] To date, this remains the most recent European honour won by Tottenham Hotspur.

In 1997, it emerged that Anderlecht's passage to the final had involved the club's chairman paying a bribe totalling £27,000 to the referee for the semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

A dubious penalty was awarded to Anderlecht, whilst a Forest goal was disallowed.