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.
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.
Route to the final
PSV EindhovenRound BenficaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Galatasaray3–23–0 (H)0–2 (A)First round Partizani Tirana4–04–0 (H)w/o (A) Rapid Wien4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Second round AGF1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H) Girondins de Bordeaux1–1 (a)1–1 (A)0–0 (H)Quarter-finals Anderlecht2–12–0 (H)0–1 (A) Real Madrid1–1 (a)1–1 (A)0–0 (H)Semi-finals Steaua București2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)
Match
Details
GK 1 Hans van BreukelenRB 2 Eric Gerets (c)CB 3 Ivan NielsenCB 4 Ronald KoemanLB 5 Jan HeintzeCM 6 Søren Lerby LM 7 Berry van AerleRM 8 Gerald VanenburgCM 9 Edward LinskensCF 10 Wim KieftCF 11 Hans Gillhaus Substitutes:DF 12 Adick KootFW 13 Eric ViscaalMF 14 Anton Janssen MF 15 Willy van de KerkhofGK 16 Patrick LodewijksManager: Guus Hiddink GK 1 SilvinoRB 2 António VelosoCB 3 DitoLB 4 ÁlvaroCB 5 Carlos MozerCM 6 ElzoRM 7 Chiquinho CarlosLM 8 António PachecoCF 9 Rui Águas CM 10 Shéu (c)CF 11 Mats Magnusson Substitutes:GK 12 Manuel BentoDF 13 SamuelMF 14 Adelino NunesFW 15 Hajry Redouane FW 16 Wando Manager: Toni
See also 1987–88 PSV Eindhoven season 1987–88 S.L. Benfica season 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1988 European Super Cup 1988 UEFA Cup final PSV Eindhoven in European football S.L. Benfica in international football
References
External links 1987-88 season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation