1988 UEFA Cup Final

1988 UEFA Cup Final
Event	1987–88 UEFA Cup
	on aggregate; Bayer Leverkusen won 3–2 on penalties
First leg
Date	4 May 1988
Venue	Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona
Referee	Dušan Krchňák (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance	31,180
Second leg
	After extra time
Date	18 May 1988
Venue	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee	Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
Attendance	21,600
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The 1988 UEFA Cup Final was an association football tie played on 4 May 1988 and 18 May 1988 between RCD Español^[a] of Spain and Bayer Leverkusen of West Germany, to determine the champion of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup competition. Leverkusen won 3–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw on aggregate.

Route to the final[]

Español				Round	Bayer Leverkusen
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–1	1–0 (A)	4–1 (H)	First round	Austria Wien	5–1	0–0 (A)	5–1 (H)
A.C. Milan	2–0	2–0 (A)	0–0 (H)	Second round	Toulouse	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Internazionale	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Third round	Feyenoord	3–2	2–2 (A)	1–0 (H)
TJ Vítkovice	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Barcelona	1–0	0–0 (H)	1–0 (A)
Club Brugge	3–2 (a.e.t.)	0–2 (A)	3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)	Semi-finals	Werder Bremen	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)

Match details[]

First leg[]

4 May 1988

Español	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen
Losada 45', 56' Soler 49'	Report Overview (archive) Overview

Sarria Stadium, Barcelona, Spain

Attendance: 31,180

Referee: (Czechoslovakia)

Español

Bayer Leverkusen



GK	1	Thomas N'Kono
DF	2
DF	5
DF	4
MF	3	Miquel Soler
MF	6	Diego Orejuela (c)	66'
MF	7	Santiago Urquiaga
MF	8
FW	9	Ernesto Valverde
FW	10	Pichi Alonso	69'
FW	11	Sebastián Losada
Substitutes:
DF	12	Joan Golobart	66'
MF	14	John Lauridsen	69'
Manager:
Javier Clemente




GK	1	Rüdiger Vollborn
RB	2	Wolfgang Rolff (c)
CB	3	Jean-Pierre de Keyser
CB	4	Alois Reinhardt
LB	5
RW	7	Cha Bum-kun	18'
CM	6	Andrzej Buncol
CM	8	Ralf Falkenmayer	75'
LW	10	Tita
CF	9	Herbert Waas
CF	11	Klaus Täuber
Substitutes:
MF	12	Falko Götz	18'
MF	14	Knut Reinhardt	75'
GK	13	Bernd Dreher
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

Second leg[]

18 May 1988

Bayer Leverkusen	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Español
Tita 57' Götz 63' Cha Bum-kun 81'	Report Overview (archive) Overview
Penalties
Falkenmayer Rolff Waas Täuber	3–2	Alonso Urquiaga Zúñiga Losada

Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen, West Germany

Attendance: 21,600

Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

Bayer Leverkusen

Español




GK	1	Rüdiger Vollborn
RB	2	Wolfgang Rolff (c)
CB	3	Erich Seckler
CB	4	Alois Reinhardt
LB	5	Knut Reinhardt
CM	11	Christian Schreier	46'
CM	6	Andrzej Buncol
CM	8	Ralf Falkenmayer
RF	7	Cha Bum-kun
CF	9	Falko Götz
LF	10	Tita	62'
Substitutes:
FW	12	Herbert Waas	46'
FW	14	Klaus Täuber	62'
GK	13	Bernd Dreher
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck



GK	1	Thomas N'Kono
DF	2
DF	6
DF	4
DF	5	Santiago Urquiaga
MF	9
MF	7	Diego Orejuela	66'
MF	8	Joan Golobart	73'
MF	3	Miquel Soler
FW	10	Pichi Alonso (c)
FW	11	Sebastián Losada
Substitutes:
MF	12	Javier Zubillaga	66'
MF	14	Manuel Zúñiga	73'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Notes[]

^ The Barcelona-based club had formerly been known as Reial Club Deportivo Espanyol, with the Catalan spelling reflecting its Catalonian roots.^[1] However, after the Spanish Civil War, they were forced to change their name to RCD Español (the Spanish spelling), due to Francisco Franco–– a Spanish nationalist–– ordering the abolishment of the Catalan language in Spain. This spelling of the team's name would last until 1995, when the club reverted to the original Catalan spelling;^[2] today the club is once again named RCD Espanyol.

References[]

^ "History | RCD Espanyol".
^ "Spanish Inquisition: Tweetering On The Edge - The Decline And Fall Of Espanyol | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

RSSSF

[3] The Barcelona-based club had formerly been known as Reial Club Deportivo Espanyol, with the Catalan spelling reflecting its Catalonian roots.^[1] However, after the Spanish Civil War, they were forced to change their name to RCD Español (the Spanish spelling), due to Francisco Franco–– a Spanish nationalist–– ordering the abolishment of the Catalan language in Spain. This spelling of the team's name would last until 1995, when the club reverted to the original Catalan spelling;^[2] today the club is once again named RCD Espanyol.

[1] "History | RCD Espanyol".

[2] "Spanish Inquisition: Tweetering On The Edge - The Decline And Fall Of Espanyol | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

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