▁Liverpool ▁won ▁the ▁cup ▁by ▁aggregate ▁victory . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁seasons ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁well - known ▁players , ▁although ▁the ▁main ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁stri ker ▁remained . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 / 7 4 ▁season ▁Ju pp ▁He yn ck es ' ▁ 3 0 ▁goals ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁top - sc orer ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga , ▁the ▁first ▁Bor uss ia ▁Mon ch eng lad bach ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁so . ▁In ▁that ▁first ▁season ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Gün ter ▁Net zer , ▁Bor uss ia ▁finished ▁as ▁runner - up ▁to ▁champions ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁by ▁one ▁point . ▁With ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 3 ▁goals ▁scored ▁Bor uss ia ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁club ▁record . ▁Bor uss ia ▁graduated ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁championship ▁in ▁third ▁and ▁fifth ▁place ▁and ▁vice - ch ampion . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 / 7 5 ▁season ▁Bor uss ia ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁a ▁fe at ▁previously ▁un he ard ▁of ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁On ▁Match day ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁" fo als " ▁to pped ▁the ▁league ▁table ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁rel in qu ish ▁the ▁league ▁lead ▁until ▁winning ▁the ▁championship ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁joy ▁over ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁cloud ed ▁by ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁coach