Coin toss was used as a tie breaker in the pre away goals and penalty shootout era. The first coin toss was used in the 1963-64 playoffs to decide a winner between FC Zurich and Galatasaray, after the tie ended 2-2. Galatasaray lost the coin toss and hence the tie, but in 1969-70 they won the coin toss against Spartak Trnava in the second round. Apparently that match was the last time when coin toss was used in the European Cup as a tie breaker.
