- European Cup 1967–68
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 theMunich air disaster , in which eight United players were killed and their manager,Matt Busby , was left close to death.First round
1 Valur progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
2 Benfica progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
econd round
Quarter-finals
1 Juventus progressed to the semi-finals over Eintracht Braunschweig by winning a play-off match 1–0.
emi-finals
Final
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date=1968-05-28
team1=Manchester United flagicon|ENG
score=4 – 1 (a.e.t.)
team2=flagicon|POR Benfica
goals1=Charlton goal|53 goal|99
Best goal|93
Kidd goal|94
goals2=Graça goal|75
stadium=Wembley Stadium,London
attendance=100,000
referee=Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)External links
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1967/intro.html 1967-68 season at UEFA website]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
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