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

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]

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]

Road to the final

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

Match

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

Details

PSV Eindhoven
Benfica
GK1Netherlands Hans van Breukelen
RB2Belgium Eric Gerets (c)
CB3Denmark Ivan Nielsen
CB4Netherlands Ronald Koeman
LB5Denmark Jan Heintze
CM6Denmark Søren LerbyYellow card 106'
LM7Netherlands Berry van Aerle
RM8Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg
CM9Netherlands Edward Linskens
CF10Netherlands Wim Kieft
CF11Netherlands Hans Gillhausdownward-facing red arrow 105+2'
Substitutes:
DF12Netherlands Adick Koot
FW13Netherlands Eric Viscaal
MF14Netherlands Anton Janssenupward-facing green arrow 105+2'
MF15Netherlands Willy van de Kerkhof
GK16Netherlands Patrick Lodewijks
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK1Portugal Silvino
RB2Portugal António Veloso
CB3Portugal Dito
LB4Portugal Álvaro
CB5Brazil Carlos Mozer
CM6Brazil Elzo
RM7Brazil Chiquinho Carlos
LM8Portugal António Pacheco
CF9Portugal Rui Águasdownward-facing red arrow 56'
CM10Portugal Shéu (c)
CF11Sweden Mats Magnussondownward-facing red arrow 112'
Substitutes:
GK12Portugal Manuel Bento
DF13Portugal Samuel
MF14Portugal Adelino Nunes
FW15Morocco Hajry Redouaneupward-facing green arrow 112'
FW16Brazil Wandoupward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Portugal Toni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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