1961 European Cup Final

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1961 European Cup Final
1961 European Cup Final programme.jpg
Match programme cover
Event1960–61 European Cup
Date31 May 1961
VenueWankdorf Stadium, Bern
RefereeGottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Attendance26,732[1]
1960
1962

The 1961 European Cup Final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern on 31 May 1961, and contested by Portuguese side Benfica against Spanish side 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[]

Five-time defending champions Real Madrid were knocked out in the first round by Barcelona, their bitter domestic rivals. After defeating Czechoslovak champions Hradec Králové in the quarter-finals, Barcelona initially drew 2–2 on aggregate with West German champions Hamburger SV in the semi-finals. Since this was before UEFA competitions began using the away goals rule, in order to determine who would advance to the final, a replay was scheduled to be played at a neutral site on 3 May. Barça would qualify for the final by winning the replay 1–0 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, with Evaristo scoring the decisive goal.[3]

Meanwhile, Benfica reached the final of the competition by eliminating Austrian champions Rapid Wien in a 4–1 semi-final aggregate win. This marked the first time that a team from Portugal had ever progressed this far into the competition.

Portugal Benfica Round Spain Barcelona
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 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 Czechoslovakia 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 Hamburger SV 2–2
(Replay: 1–0)
1–0 (H) 1–2 (A)

Match[]

Details[]

Benfica Portugal3–2Spain Barcelona
  • Águas 31'
  • Ramallets 32' (o.g.)
  • Coluna 55'
Report
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 26,732[1]
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Benfica
Barcelona
GK 1 Portugal Costa Pereira
RB 2 Portugal Mário João
CB 3 Portugal Germano
LB 4 Portugal Ângelo Martins
RH 5 Portugal José Neto
LH 6 Portugal Fernando Cruz
OR 7 Portugal José Augusto
IR 8 Portugal Santana
CF 9 Portugal José Águas (c)
IL 10 Portugal Mário Coluna
OL 11 Portugal Domiciano Cavém
Manager:
Hungary Béla Guttmann
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GK 1 Spain Antoni Ramallets (c)
RB 2 Spain Foncho
CB 3 Spain Enric Gensana
LB 4 Spain Sígfrid Gràcia
RH 5 Spain Martí Vergés
LH 6 Spain Jesús Garay
OR 7 Spain[a] László Kubala
IR 8 Hungary Sándor Kocsis
CF 9 Brazil Evaristo
IL 10 Spain Luis Suárez
OL 11 Hungary Zoltán Czibor
Manager:
Spain Enrique Orizaola

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Along with Kocsis and Czibor, Kubala was one of three Hungarian-born players in Barcelona's line-up. However, Kubala was the only one to adopt Spanish nationality, having fled communist rule in his homeland in 1948 and subsequently taken refuge in Spain. He had begun representing Spain in international play in 1953.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Barcelona-Hamburg 1960 History | UEFA Champions League".
  4. ^ "Obituary: Ladislao Kubala". 21 May 2002.

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