Dinamo entered the return leg in England with a two-goal advantage from the first encounter. Leeds United attacked, pressed vigorously, the blue wall was under severe test, but again it was the Zagreb side who came closest to scoring. The main highlight of the match was a long-range "projectile" from Dinamo's number eight, Denijal Pirić, which struck the crossbar. On September 6, 1967, the Maksimir club achieved its greatest success in history: winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which soon after evolved into the UEFA Cup, today's Europa League. The competition was organized by FIFA, later taken over by UEFA and renamed.

The trophy was received by our unforgettable Slaven Zambata, captain of Dinamo's glorious generation, and was personally presented to him by the then FIFA president, Sir Stanley Rous.

The Blues played 0-0 in that return final match in England, thus defending their 2-0 advantage from the first Zagreb encounter when the English net was torn apart by the then inspired teenager Marijan Čerček and the brilliant Krasnodar Rora.

This was Dinamo's second European final after being defeated by the excellent Valencia in 1963 in the final battle for the same trophy, when Valencia, alongside their high quality, also took advantage of numerous injuries that had affected the Maksimir squad. However, four years later the trophy ended up in Dinamo's trophy cabinet.

In front of 50,000 spectators, the English side launched a fierce attack on Dinamo's goal with intense pressure in the first half hour. The heroes of that evening were goalkeeper Zlatko Škorić and the central defensive duo Mladen Ramljak and Filip Blašković... Despite the pressure, there were very few direct shots on goal. The English media rated the Blues as an exceptional team, tactically stronger and more skillful than the hosts.

FIFA president Sir Stanley Rous declared: "Dinamo deservedly takes this cup. The first match in Zagreb was of higher quality, more interesting, more beautiful, but this one in Leeds was tougher. They had to endure all those trials. Dinamo frustrated all the opponent's plans with better tactics. With this victory, they have ranked among the strongest clubs in Europe!"

Yorkshire Post wrote: "Dinamo's defense was magnificent and intelligent. Leeds desperately tried to break through to goal but failed because they faced a strong and complete opponent, superior in every aspect. Dinamo's players in Zagreb were better than Leeds in attack, and in Leeds they set up their defense so perfectly and skillfully that it was impossible to break through."

Our dear Marijan Čerček, scorer of the opening goal from the first match, often liked to recall those moments:

"Knowing these lads, having watched them before, I was convinced they couldn't overcome our 2-0 lead. However, you do think a bit when you get there on the pitch and they start pressing you. But we had Škorić in goal. We had Šilja Blašković. We had Ramljak... I think the three of them played their best match ever. When we landed in Zagreb and saw how many people came to the airport... All the way from Pleso to Zagreb, crowds of people stood along the road. Masses of people! Only then do you become aware that you've done something truly great," said Čerček.

The then popular Maksimir defender Branko Gračanin recalled that in front of the building with the club premises on Haulikova Street there were so many people that not even a bicycle could pass through.