1988 European Cup Final

The 1988 European Cup Final was a football match played between PSV 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 won 6–5 on penalties
Date25 May 1988
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeLuigi Agnolin (Italy)
Attendance64,000

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

Road to the final

PSV 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

Details

PSV
Benfica
GK1 Hans van Breukelen
RB2 Eric Gerets (c)
CB3 Ivan Nielsen
CB4 Ronald Koeman
LB5 Jan Heintze
CM6 Søren Lerby 106'
LM7 Berry van Aerle
RM8 Gerald Vanenburg
CM9 Edward Linskens
CF10 Wim Kieft
CF11 Hans Gillhaus 105+2'
Substitutes:
DF12 Adick Koot
FW13 Eric Viscaal
MF14 Anton Janssen 105+2'
MF15 Willy van de Kerkhof
GK16 Patrick Lodewijks
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK1 Silvino
RB2 António Veloso
CB3 Dito
LB4 Álvaro
CB5 Carlos Mozer
CM6 Elzo
RM7 Chiquinho Carlos
LM8 António Pacheco
CF9 Rui Águas 56'
CM10 Shéu (c)
CF11 Mats Magnusson 112'
Substitutes:
GK12 Manuel Bento
DF13 Samuel
MF14 Adelino Nunes
FW15 Hajry Redouane 112'
FW16 Wando 56'
Manager:
Toni

See also

References

  1. "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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