The 1990 European Cup final was a football match between title holders Milan of Italy and Benfica of Portugal, played on 23 May 1990 at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria. The winning goal came for Milan in the 67th minute, when Frank Rijkaard ran through the opposing defence and scored the only goal of the match.
Milan were the last club to successfully defend their title until Real Madrid in 2017.
Route to the final
MilanRound BenficaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg HJK5–04–0 (H)1–0 (A)First round Derry City6–12–1 (A)4–0 (H) Real Madrid2–12–0 (H)0–1 (A)Second round Budapest Honvéd9–02–0 (A)7–0 (H) Mechelen2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)Quarter-finals Dnipro4–01–0 (H)3–0 (A) Bayern Munich2–2 (a)1–0 (H)1–2 (A)Semi-finals Marseille2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)
Match Details
GK 1 Giovanni GalliRB 2 Mauro TassottiCB 5 Alessandro CostacurtaCB 6 Franco Baresi (c)LB 3 Paolo MaldiniRM 4 Angelo Colombo CM 7 Carlo Ancelotti CM 8 Frank RijkaardLM 11 Alberico EvaniCF 9 Marco van BastenCF 10 Ruud GullitSubstitutes:GK 12 Andrea PazzagliDF 13 Filippo Galli FW 14 Daniele Massaro FW 15 Marco SimoneFW 16 Stefano BorgonovoManager: Arrigo Sacchi GK 1 Silvino (c)RB 2 José CarlosCB 3 Ricardo Gomes LB 4 SamuelCB 5 Aldair CM 6 Jonas ThernRW 7 Vítor Paneira LW 8 António Pacheco DM 9 HernâniCM 10 ValdoCF 11 Mats MagnussonSubstitutes:GK 12 Manuel BentoDF 13 Fernando MendesMF 14 DiamantinoFW 15 César Brito FW 16 Vata Manager: 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 1963 European Cup final – contested between same teams 1989–90 AC Milan season 1989–90 S.L. Benfica season 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1990 European Super Cup 1990 UEFA Cup final AC Milan in international football S.L. Benfica in international football
References
External links 1989–90 season at UEFA.com