European Cup 1967-68

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The season 1967-68 saw the European Cup football club tournament won by an inspired Manchester United FC in an extra time final victory against SL Benfica. It was the first time the cup went to England.

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[edit] First round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiakos Nicosia Flag of Cyprus 3 - 5 FK Sarajevo 2 - 2 1 - 3
Manchester United Flag of England 4 - 0 Flag of Malta Hibernians FC 4 - 0 0 - 0
Celtic FC Flag of Scotland 2 - 3 Flag of Soviet Union FC Dynamo Kyiv 1 - 2 1 - 1
Górnik Zabrze Flag of Poland 4 - 0 Flag of Sweden Djurgårdens IF 3 - 0 1 - 0
FC Basel Flag of Switzerland 4 - 5 Flag of DenmarkHvidovre IF 1 - 2 3 - 3
Ajax Flag of Netherlands 2 - 3(aet) Flag of Spain Real Madrid 1 - 1 1 - 2
Skeid Fotball Flag of Norway 1 - 2 Flag of Czech Republic TJ Sparta Praha 0 - 1 1 - 1
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Flag of German Democratic Republic 2 - 5 Flag of Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht 1 - 3 1 - 2
Dundalk FC Flag of Republic of Ireland 1 - 9 Flag of Hungary Vasas SC 0 - 1 1 - 8
Valur FC Flag of Iceland 4(a) - 4 Flag of Luxembourg Jeunesse d'Esch 1 - 1 3 - 3
Glentoran FC Flag of Northern Ireland 1 - 1(a) Flag of Portugal SL Benfica 1 - 1 0 - 0
AS Saint-Étienne Flag of France 5 - 0 Flag of Finland KuPS 2 - 0 3 - 0
Beşiktaş J.K. Flag of Turkey 0 - 4 Flag of Austria SK Rapid Wien 0 - 1 0 - 3
Eintracht Braunschweig Flag of Germany 0(w/o) - 0 KS Dinamo Tirana - -
Olympiakos CFP 0 - 2 Flag of Italy Juventus 0 - 0 0 - 2
Botev Plovdiv 2 - 3(aet) Rapid Bucureşti 2 - 0 0 - 3

[edit] Second round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
FK Sarajevo 1 - 2 Flag of England Manchester United 0 - 0 1 - 2
FC Dynamo Kyiv Flag of Soviet Union 2 - 3 Flag of Poland Górnik Zabrze 1 - 2 1 - 1
Hvidovre IF Flag of Denmark 3 - 6 Flag of Spain Real Madrid 2 - 2 1 - 4
TJ Sparta Praha Flag of Czechoslovakia 6 - 5 Flag of Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht 3 - 2 3 - 3
Vasas SC Flag of Hungary 11 - 1 Flag of Iceland Valur FC 6 - 0 5 - 1
SL Benfica Flag of Portugal 2 - 1 Flag of France AS Saint-Étienne 2 - 0 0 - 1
SK Rapid Wien Flag of Austria 1 - 2 Flag of Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 1 - 0 0 - 2
Juventus Flag of Italy 1 - 0 Rapid Bucureşti 1 - 0 0 - 0

[edit] Quarterfinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Playoff
Manchester United Flag of England 2 - 1 Flag of Poland Górnik Zabrze 2 - 0 0 - 1
Real Madrid Flag of Spain 4 - 2 Flag of Czech Republic TJ Sparta Praha 3 - 0 1 - 1
Vasas SC Flag of Hungary 0 - 3 Flag of Portugal SL Benfica 0 - 0 0 - 3
Eintracht Braunschweig Flag of Germany 3 - 3 Flag of Italy Juventus 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 1

[edit] Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United Flag of England 4 - 3 Flag of Spain Real Madrid 1 - 0 3 - 3
SL Benfica Flag of Portugal 3 - 0 Flag of Italy Juventus 2 - 0 1 - 0

[edit] Final

Manchester United Flag of England 4 - 1 aet Flag of Portugal SL Benfica

Wembley Stadium, London
May 29, 1968
Attendance: 100 000 spectators
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)
Scorers: 53' Bobby Charlton 1-0, 75' Jaime Graça 1-1, 93' George Best 2-1, 94' Brian Kidd 3-1, 99' Bobby Charlton 4-1
Manchester United (trainer Matt Busby)
Alex Stepney; Shay Brennan, Nobby Stiles, Bill Foulkes, Tony Dunne; Pat Crerand, Bobby Charlton, David Sadler; George Best, Brian Kidd, John Aston
Benfica (trainer Otto Gloria)
José Henrique; Adolfo Calisto, Humberto Fernandes, Jacinto Santos, Fernando Cruz; Jaime Graca, Mário Coluna, José Augusto; Eusébio, José Augusto Torres, António Simões

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