1990 European Cup final

Football match
1990 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1989–90 European Cup
Milan Benfica
Italy Portugal
1 0
Date23 May 1990
VenuePraterstadion, Vienna
RefereeHelmut Kohl (Austria)
Attendance58,000
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The 1990 European Cup final was a football match between AC Milan of Italy and Benfica of Portugal, played on 23 May 1990 at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria. The winning goal came in the 68th minute for Milan, when Frank Rijkaard ran through the opposing defence and scored the only goal of the match.[1][2]

Milan were the last club until Real Madrid in 2017 to successfully defend their title.

Route to the final

Italy Milan Round Portugal Benfica
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Finland HJK 5–0 4–0 (H) 1–0 (A) First round Northern Ireland Derry City 6–1 2–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Second round Hungary Budapest Honvéd 9–0 2–0 (A) 7–0 (H)
Belgium Mechelen 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (a.e.t.) (H) Quarter-finals Soviet Union Dnipro 4–0 1–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
West Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 (a) 1–0 (H) 1–2 (a.e.t.) (A) Semi-finals France Marseille 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

Milan Italy1–0Portugal Benfica
Rijkaard 68' Report
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Milan
Benfica
GK 1 Italy Giovanni Galli
RB 2 Italy Mauro Tassotti
LB 3 Italy Paolo Maldini
RM 4 Italy Angelo Colombo downward-facing red arrow 90'
CB 5 Italy Alessandro Costacurta
CB 6 Italy Franco Baresi (c)
CM 7 Italy Carlo Ancelotti downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 8 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
CF 9 Netherlands Marco van Basten
CF 10 Netherlands Ruud Gullit
LM 11 Italy Alberico Evani
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Andrea Pazzagli
DF 13 Italy Filippo Galli upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 14 Italy Daniele Massaro upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 15 Italy Marco Simone
FW 16 Italy Stefano Borgonovo
Manager:
Italy Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Portugal Silvino (c)
RB 2 Portugal José Carlos
CB 3 Brazil Ricardo Gomes Yellow card 65'
LB 4 Portugal Samuel
CB 5 Brazil Aldair Yellow card 40'
LW 6 Portugal António Pacheco downward-facing red arrow 60'
RW 7 Portugal Vítor Paneira downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 8 Brazil Valdo
CF 9 Sweden Mats Magnusson
CM 10 Sweden Jonas Thern
DM 11 Portugal Hernâni
Substitutes:
GK 12 Portugal Manuel Bento
DF 13 Portugal Fernando Mendes
MF 14 Portugal Diamantino
FW 15 Portugal César Brito upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 16 Angola Vata upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

Assistant referees:
Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Heinz Holzmann (Austria)
Fourth official:
Friedrich Kaupe (Austria)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes, of which two may be used

See also

References

  1. ^ "On This Day: Milan back-to-back triumphs". Football Italia. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ Bandini, Nicky (24 May 2013). "The great European Cup teams: Milan 1989-90". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

External links

  • 1989–90 season at UEFA.com
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