a 2–2 draw in the second leg meant that ajax progressed to the quarter-finals courtesy of a 7–3 aggregate victory. they would lose to czech side dukla prague 3–2 over two legs. the match marked the emergence of ajax in european football, two seasons later they reached the final, but lost 4–1 to milan. they would go on to win the european cup three consecutive times in the early 1970s. the match represents liverpool's record defeat in european competition.