 Liverpool had qualified for the competition as a result of winning the 1983 – 84 European Cup . They had beaten Roma 4 – 2 in a penalty shootout , after the match had finished 1 – 1 . Liverpool were appearing in their third Super Cup . They won the competition on their first appearance in 1977 , beating German team Hamburg 7 – 1 on aggregate . Their other appearance in 1978 resulted in a defeat to Belgian team Anderlecht . 
