1968 European Cup Final

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The 1968 European Cup final was a football match held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 29 May 1968, between Manchester United of England and Benfica of Portugal. The Portuguese champions lost to their English opponents 4–1 after extra time.

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1968-05-29 Manchester United Flag of England 4 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Flag of Portugal Benfica Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello Flag of Italy
Charlton Scored after 53 minutes 53' Scored after 99 minutes 99'
Best Scored after 93 minutes 93'
Kidd Scored after 94 minutes 94'
Graça Scored after 75 minutes 75'
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Benfica
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Flag of England Alex Stepney
RB 2 Flag of Ireland Shay Brennan
LB 3 Flag of Ireland Tony Dunne
RH 4 Flag of Scotland Pat Crerand
CH 5 Flag of England Bill Foulkes
LH 6 Flag of England Nobby Stiles
OR 7 Flag of Northern Ireland George Best
IR 8 Flag of England Brian Kidd
CF 9 Flag of England Bobby Charlton (c)
IL 10 Flag of England David Sadler
OL 11 Flag of England John Aston
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Matt Busby
BENFICA:
GK 1 Flag of Portugal José Henrique
DF 2 Flag of Portugal Adolfo Calisto
DF 3 Flag of Portugal Humberto Fernandes
DF 4 Flag of Portugal Jacinto Santos
DF 5 Flag of Portugal Fernando Cruz
MF 6 Flag of Portugal Jaime Graça
MF 7 Flag of Portugal Mário Coluna
MF 8 Flag of Portugal José Augusto
MF 9 Flag of Portugal Eusébio (c)
FW 10 Flag of Portugal José Augusto Torres
FW 11 Flag of Portugal António Simões
Manager:
Flag of Brazil Otto Gloria

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Preceded by
European Cup
Final 1967
European Cup
Final 1968
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Succeeded by
European Cup
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