The 1989–90 European Cup was the 35th edition of
Europe
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's premier club
football tournament, the
European Cup. The final was played at the
Praterstadion in
Vienna
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on 23 May 1990. The final was contested by Italian defending champions
Milan
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and Portuguese twice former winners
Benfica. Milan successfully defended their title with a 1–0 victory, securing their fourth European Cup trophy. Milan remained the last team to successfully defend their trophy until
Real Madrid did it again in
2017.
Arsenal were denied a place in the competition, as this was the last year of a ban from European competitions for English clubs following the
Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985.
Teams
Bracket
First round
First leg
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''Due to fan incidents at the match, Sparta Prague were punished with a stadium ban, being ordered to play their next European home match at least from
Prague
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Second leg
''Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Mechelen won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Münich won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''17 Nëntori won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Steaua București won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Sparta Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Sofia won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''AEK Athens won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Budapesti Honvéd won on away goals.''
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''Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Swarovski Tirol won 9–2 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Mechelen won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Münich won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''CSKA Sofia won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 9–0 on aggregate.''
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''Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bayern Münich won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''2–2 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.''
Final
Top scorers
Notes
References
External links
1989–90 All matches – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1989–90 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA
* ttps://archive.today/20120709063409/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1989/intro.html 1989/90 European Cup– results and line-ups (archive)
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