1967–68 European Cup


The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957–58 competition. It was also the first time an English side had won the trophy.
The away goals rule was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition. Extra time goals were not included in the rule.
Celtic, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.

Bracket

First round

First leg

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Second leg

Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Valur 4–4 Jeunesse Esch on aggregate. Valur won on away goals.
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Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.
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Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid București won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.
Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1967–68 European Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Eusébio Benfica6
2 Francisco Gento Real Madrid5
2 Paul Van Himst Anderlecht5
2 Václav Mašek Sparta Prague5
5 Amancio Real Madrid4
5 Hermann Gunnarsson Valur4
5 Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze4
8 Boško Antić Sarajevo3
8 George Best Manchester United3
8 János Farkas Vasas3
8 István Korsós Vasas3
8 Ivan Mráz Sparta Prague3
8 Pirri Real Madrid3
8 János Radics Vasas3
8 David Sadler Manchester United3