The 1990–91 season of the

European Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...

was won by

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against

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. The victory for United was significant as it was the season English clubs returned to European football, after completing a five-year ban as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster.

Teams

A total of 33 teams participated in the competition.

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winners

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won the double, and cup runners-up Hajduk Split were disqualified, so no representative of

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participated. Notes

Qualifying round

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First leg

Second leg

''Trabzonspor won 3–1 on aggregate.''

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

''Aberdeen won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sampdoria won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wrexham won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Montpellier won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dukla Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fram won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''RFC Liège won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 8–1 on aggregate.''

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

''Legia Warsaw won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Montpellier won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''RFC Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 8–0 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

''Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 6–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

''Manchester United won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Final

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

References

External links

1990-91 competition at UEFA website

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