1961 European Cup Final

1961 European Cup Final
Event 1960–61 European Cup
Date 31 May 1961
Venue Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Referee Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Attendance 26,732[1]

The 1961 European Cup Final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern on 31 May 1961, and saw Benfica play against Barcelona. This was the first final not to include Real Madrid, who had won the previous five finals. Benfica lifted the trophy for the first time, beating Barcelona 3–2.

Benfica midfielder Mario Coluna broke his nose in the eighth minute of the match; not wanting to risk further damage, when Domiciano Cavém put over a cross in the 55th minute, Coluna hung back outside the penalty area. The ball was cleared directly to him and he volleyed it home for Benfica's third goal of the match.[2]

Route to the final

Portugal Benfica Round Spain Barcelona
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland Hearts 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Prelim. round Belgium Lierse 5–0 2–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 7–4 6–2 (H) 1–2 (A) First round Spain Real Madrid 4–3 2–2 (A) 2–1 (H)
Denmark AGF Aarhus 7–2 3–1 (H) 4–1 (A) Quarter-finals Czech Republic Spartak Hradec Králové 5–1 4–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Austria Rapid Wien 4–1 3–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals West Germany Hamburg 2–2
(Replay: 1–0)
1–0 (H) 1–2 (A)

Match

Details

Benfica Portugal 3–2 Spain Barcelona
Águas  31'
Ramallets  32' (o.g.)
Coluna  55'
Report Kocsis  21'
Czibor  75'
Attendance: 26,732[1]
Benfica
Barcelona
GK1Portugal Alberto da Costa Pereira
DF2Portugal Mário João
DF3Portugal Germano de Figueiredo
DF4Portugal Angelo Martins
DF5Portugal José Neto
MF6Portugal Fernando Cruz
MF7Portugal José Augusto
MF8Portugal Joaquim Santana
FW9Portugal José Águas (c)
MF10Portugal Mário Coluna
FW11Portugal Domiciano Cavém
Manager:
Hungary Béla Guttmann
GK1Spain Antoni Ramallets (c)
DF2Spain Foncho
DF3Spain Enric Gensana
DF4Spain Sígfrid Gràcia
DF5Spain Martí Vergés
MF6Spain Jesús Garay
MF7Spain Hungary László Kubala
MF8Hungary Sándor Kocsis
MF9Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
FW10Spain Luis Suárez
FW11Hungary Zoltán Czibor
Manager:
Spain Enrique Orizaola

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. Simpson, Paul; Hesse-Lichtenberger, Uli (October 2005). Sleight, Hugh, ed. "50 Things You Never Knew About... The European Cup". FourFourTwo. Teddington: Haymarket Consumer (134): 101. ISSN 1355-0276.
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