European Cup 1967-68
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The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup
, UEFA
's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United
, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London
. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster
, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby
, was left close to death.
The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition; extra time goals were not included in the rule.
Celtic
, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv
in the first round.
1 Valur progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
2 Benfica progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
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Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Valur won 4–4 on away goals.
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Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.
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Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Vienna won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Bucureşti won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.
1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes",...
, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby
Matt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSG was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–1971 season...
, was left close to death.
The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition; extra time goals were not included in the rule.
Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
in the first round.
First round
|}1 Valur progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
2 Benfica progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
First leg
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Second leg
Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.----
Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Valur won 4–4 on away goals.
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Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.
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Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Vienna won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Bucureşti won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
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Second leg
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.----
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
|}1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
First leg
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Second leg
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.----
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.
Semi-finals
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1967-68 European Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  EusébioEusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans... |
Benfica |
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| 2 |  Francisco GentoFrancisco Gento Francisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season... |
Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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 Paul Van HimstPaul Van Himst Paul van Himst is a former talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. Now retired, he still supports R.S.C. Anderlecht, his former team. He was nicknamed Polle Gazon due to the large number of fouls committed on him... |
Anderlecht |
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 Václav MašekVáclav Mašek Václav Mašek is a Czech football player. He was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 16 matches and scored 5 goals.... |
Sparta Prague |
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| 5 | Amancio Amancio Amaro Amancio Amaro Varela, commonly known simply as Amancio, is a former Spanish football player. Nicknamed El Brujo he played for Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.... |
Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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 Hermann GunnarssonHermann Gunnarsson Hermann Gunnarsson commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, is an Icelandic television and radio personality, performer and former soccer and handball player at an international level.... |
Valur Valur Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi... |
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 Włodzimierz Lubański |
Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium... |
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| 8 |  Boško AntićBoško Antic Božidar "Boško" Antić was a Bosnian Serb striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-External links:* *... |
Sarajevo FK Sarajevo FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League... |
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 George BestGeorge Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders... |
 Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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 János FarkasJános Farkas János Farkas was a Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 to 1969, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup... |
Vasas Vasas SC Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911... |
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| István Korsós |
Vasas Vasas SC Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911... |
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| Ivan Mráz |
Sparta Prague |
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| Pirri |
Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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| János Radics |
Vasas Vasas SC Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911... |
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| David Sadler |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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