The man from Skegness was beaten only once across three starts in the continent’s showpiece fixture, to help the Reds clinch Old Big Ears three times in five years.
Amid fierce competition, Clemence therefore remains right in the conversation for the status of finest goalkeeper in Liverpool’s rich history.
What he helped the Reds lift certainly strengthens his case, with that trio of European Cups sitting alongside five league championships, two UEFA Cups, an FA Cup, a League Cup and a UEFA Super Cup.
So, too, his incredible tally of more than 300 clean sheets for the club.
“I’ve always tried in my life, whatever I’ve done, to be the best at it. I’ve not always achieved that but I’ve always tried it,” he later explained.
“I hope the Liverpool fans will remember me as being somebody who was passionate for the football club. I loved every minute of it, I loved the affiliation with the fans.
“I gave them everything I had. Hopefully it was enough to please them.”
Of that, there could be no doubt.
Kopites loved Clemence so much, when he returned to Anfield for the first time as an opposition player – with Tottenham Hotspur in May 1982 – he was given a rapturous ovation as he took up his position in front of them for the second half.
“It’s probably the most emotional I’ve ever been in football,” he said.