1968–69 European Cup

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The **1968–69 season** of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall. A number of Eastern Bloc clubs withdrew from the first two rounds when UEFA paired up all of the Eastern Bloc clubs against one another in the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Substitutions of two players at any game time were allowed; obligatory match dates were introduced (two weeks between the legs) and fixed on Wednesdays; the away goal rule was extended to the first and second rounds.

Manchester United, the defending champions, were eliminated by Milan in the semi-finals.

## First round

### Second leg

*Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.*

*Manchester United won 10–2 on aggregate.*

*Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.*

*Rapid Wien won 6–4 on aggregate.*

*Real Madrid won 12–0 on aggregate.*

*Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.*

*Fenerbahçe won 2–1 on aggregate.*

*Benfica won 8–1 on aggregate.*

*Reipas Lahti won 3–1 on aggregate.*

*Spartak Trnava won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*AEK Athens won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*AB won 4–3 on aggregate.*

## Second round

### First leg

*The home leg of Reipas Lahti was played in Vienna just before the Rapid Wien–Real Madrid match.*

### Second leg

*Celtic won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Rapid Wien won 2–2 on away goals.*

*Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.*

*Spartak Trnava won 16–2 on aggregate.*

*AEK Athens won 2–0 on aggregate.*

## Quarter-finals

 **Manchester United**  | 3–0
 **Ajax**  | 4–41 |  Benfica | 1–3
 **Spartak Trnava**  | 3–2

1 Ajax beat Benfica 3–0 in a play-off.

### Second leg

*Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.*

*Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.*

*4–4 on aggregate. Tie is decided by a tie-breaker match on neutral ground.*

*Spartak Trnava won 3–2 on aggregate.*

### Second leg

*Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.*

*Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.*

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1968–69 European Cup are as follows:

## References

1. ↑ "Nürnberg v Ajax, 18 September 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. ↑ "Steaua București v Spartak Trnava, 18 September 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. ↑ "Manchester United v Anderlecht, 13 November 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
4. ↑ "Rapid Wien v Real Madrid, 20 November 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. ↑ "Reipas Lahti v Spartak Trnava, 20 November 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
6. ↑ "Kerran näinkin: Suomalaisjalkapalloilijat tekemässä lajinsa historiaa", Helsingin Sanomat, 21 November 1968.
7. ↑ "Real Madrid v Rapid Wien, 4 December 1968" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
8. ↑ "Benfica v Ajax, 19 February 1969" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

## External links

* 1968–69 All matches – season at UEFA website
* European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
* All scorers 1968–69 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
* 1968-69 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)

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