The 1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the eighth
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 14 September and 21 September 1966 between
Barcelona and
Real Zaragoza of
Spain. Barcelona won the tie 4–3 on aggregate.
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Barcelona-based club had formerly been known as Reial Club Deportivo Espanyol, with the
Catalan spelling reflecting its Catalonian roots.[1] However, after the
Spanish Civil War, they were forced to change their name to RCD Español (the
Spanish spelling), due to
Francisco Franco–– a Spanish nationalist–– ordering the abolishment of the Catalan language in Spain. This spelling of the team's name would last until 1995, when the club reverted to the original Catalan spelling;[2] today the club is once again named RCD Espanyol.