10 iconic photos from the night LFC first conquered Europe

LFC fans take over the Stadio Olimpico, creating a wall of noise and colour. The famous banner in tribute to full-back Joey Jones can be spotted in the middle of the crowd...

Reds captain Emlyn Hughes shakes hands with his Monchengladbach counterpart, Berti Vogts, before kick-off. ‘Crazy Horse’ would be the man to lift the trophy a couple of hours later...

Terry McDermott latches onto a superb pass in behind the Gladbach defence from Steve Heighway and whips an instant finish to the left of the towering goalkeeper, Wolfgang Kneib...

McDermott wheels away to celebrate the opening goal in the Eternal City, while his close friend Kevin Keegan raises his arms in jubilation at the foreground of this striking colour image...

Into the second half and with the score tied after Allan Simonsen’s equaliser, Tommy Smith leaps highest from a Liverpool corner to plant a stunning header beyond Kneib...

Keegan, on the occasion of his last game for the Reds before switching to Hamburg, embraces goalkeeper Ray Clemence once victory is sealed. The club has conquered Europe for the first time...

Meanwhile, Bob Paisley and Ian Callaghan share in the elation of achieving a feat that had previously eluded the club. Little do they know it at the time, but the victory begins a period of stunning success in the European Cup...

Hughes hoists aloft the glittering trophy surrounded by his joyous teammates. A moment of Liverpool history is captured...

This picture provides a snapshot of the feeling among the victorious Reds players, who take turns to hold the trophy as the celebrations get under way in Rome...

Job done. Joe Fagan, Roy Evans and Ronnie Moran allow themselves a smile after helping to guide Liverpool to the summit of the European game. Soon it will be time to move on to the next one…