1988 European Cup final

The 1988 European Cup final was a football match played between PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Benfica of Portugal to decide the champion of the 1987–88 European Cup. PSV won 6–5 on penalties after a goalless draw after extra time. The match was played at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 25 May 1988. According to PSV player Berry van Aerle, it was not a particularly good match, with both teams very cautious. However, it was exciting until the end and concluded in a tense penalty shoot-out.[1]

1988 European Cup final
Event1987–88 European Cup
After extra time
PSV Eindhoven won 6–5 on penalties
Date25 May 1988
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeLuigi Agnolin (Italy)
Attendance64,000
1987
1989

For PSV, this win secured a treble of the Dutch Cup, the Dutch Championship and the European Cup. Five members of the PSV side were also part of the Netherlands team that went on to win UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany that summer.[1]

Route to the final

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  PSV Eindhoven Round   Benfica
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Galatasaray 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A) First round   Partizani Tirana 4–0 4–0 (H) w/o (A)
  Rapid Wien 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round   AGF 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
  Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 (a) 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H) Quarter-finals   Anderlecht 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
  Real Madrid 1–1 (a) 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H) Semi-finals   Steaua București 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match

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Willy van de Kerkhof (left) and Hans van Breukelen (who saved the decisive penalty) celebrating the title

Details

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PSV Eindhoven  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Benfica
Report
Penalties
Koeman  
Kieft  
Nielsen  
Vanenburg  
Lerby  
Janssen  
6–5   Elzo
  Dito
  Redouane
  Pacheco
  Mozer
  Veloso
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PSV Eindhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benfica
GK 1   Hans van Breukelen
RB 2   Eric Gerets (c)
CB 3   Ivan Nielsen
CB 4   Ronald Koeman
LB 5   Jan Heintze
CM 6   Søren Lerby   106'
LM 7   Berry van Aerle
RM 8   Gerald Vanenburg
CM 9   Edward Linskens
CF 10   Wim Kieft
CF 11   Hans Gillhaus   105+2'
Substitutes:
DF 12   Adick Koot
FW 13   Eric Viscaal
MF 14   Anton Janssen   105+2'
MF 15   Willy van de Kerkhof
GK 16   Patrick Lodewijks
Manager:
  Guus Hiddink
 
GK 1   Silvino
RB 2   António Veloso
CB 3   Dito
LB 4   Álvaro
CB 5   Carlos Mozer
CM 6   Elzo
RM 7   Chiquinho Carlos
LM 8   António Pacheco
CF 9   Rui Águas   56'
CM 10   Shéu (c)
CF 11   Mats Magnusson   112'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Manuel Bento
DF 13   Samuel
MF 14   Adelino Nunes
FW 15   Hajry Redouane   112'
FW 16   Wando   56'
Manager:
  Toni

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Van Aerle relives PSV glory night against Benfica". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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