Steaua's 1986 European Cup miracle would be impossible now

The prospect of a soccer team from Central and Eastern Europe ever again winning the continent's major trophy is highly unlikely. Fortunately, we will always have Steaua Bucharest - the first team from behind the Iron Curtain to win the European Cup, in 1986.

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On this day, 1986: Steaua Bucharest becomes the first team in Eastern Europe to win the European Cup by defeating Barcelona in a penalty shootout, with GK Helmuth Duckadam saving 4 penalties