The 1988–89 European Cup was the 34th season of the

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club tournament. The competition was won by

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, the first time since 1969 and third time overall, comfortably defeated former winners Steaua București in the

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. As the defending champions,

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received a bye to the second round, but were eliminated by

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in the quarter-finals. English clubs were still banned, following the

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of 1985, so

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were denied a place in the competition.

Teams

Bracket

First round

As defending champions, and due to the ban on English clubs in UEFA competition after the

reducing the number of teams in the competition,

were given a bye to the second round.

First leg

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Second leg

''Monaco won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Górnik Zabrze won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''17 Nëntori won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Club Brugge won on away goals.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Second round

¹ The second leg in Belgrade was replayed. The original second leg match in Belgrade was stopped by West German referee Dieter Pauly due to thick fog with Red Star leading 1–0. The result was then annulled and a replay took place the very next day. The replay ended in the above 1–1 scoreline.

First leg

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Second leg

''Werder Bremen won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''The match was abandoned in the 57th minute because of dense fog and low visibility with the score at 1–0. It was then voided and a full match replay was ordered for the following day with a 15:00 CET starting time. Furthermore, the replay was to begin with the same starting line-ups as the abandoned match, with the exception of Milan players Pietro Paolo Virdis and

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; Virdis had been sent off in the abandoned match, while Ancelotti picked up his second yellow card of the competition, meaning that he had to sit out a match.'' ''2–2 on aggregate; Milan won on penalties.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links

1988–89 All matches – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1988–89 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA
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Teams

Bracket

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links