1961 European Cup final

The 1961 European Cup final was the final match of the 1960–61 European Cup. It was played on 31 May 1961 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland. In the final, Portuguese side Benfica beat Spanish side Barcelona 3–2 to win their first European Cup

Route to the final
 BenficaRound BarcelonaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Heart of Midlothian5–12–1 (A)3–0 (H)Prelim. round Lierse5–02–0 (H)3–0 (A) Újpesti Dózsa7–46–2 (H)1–2 (A)First round Real Madrid4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H) AGF Aarhus7–23–1 (H)4–1 (A)Quarter-finals Spartak Hradec Králové5–14–0 (H)1–1 (A) Rapid Wien4–13–0 (H)1–1 (A)Semi-finals Hamburger SV2–2(Replay: 1–0)1–0 (H)1–2 (A)

Match

Details

 GK 1  Costa PereiraRB 2  Mário JoãoCB 3  GermanoLB 4  Ângelo MartinsRH 5  José Neto LH 6  Fernando CruzOR 7  José AugustoIR 8  SantanaCF 9  José Águas (c)IL 10 Mário ColunaOL 11 Domiciano CavémManager: Béla Guttmann300px GK 1  Antoni Ramallets (c)RB 2  FonchoCB 3  Enric GensanaLB 4  Sígfrid GràciaRH 5  Martí VergésLH 6  Jesús GarayOR 7  László KubalaIR 8  Sándor KocsisCF 9  EvaristoIL 10 Luis SuárezOL 11 Zoltán Czibor Manager: Enrique Orizaola

Notes

References

Other websites
1960–61 season at the UEFA website

Category:1961 in association football
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