1987–88 European Cup


The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who defeated two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. PSV became the first Dutch team to win the title in 15 years. They also set a record by winning only three matches on their route to the Cup, including no wins from the quarter-final onwards.
Porto, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the second round.
English clubs were still banned, following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, so Everton were denied a place in the competition for the second time in three years.

First round

First leg

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This game was played behind closed doors due to a UEFA ban resulting from the incidents in the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich the previous season.
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Second leg

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Porto won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Lillestrøm won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 7–0 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Omonia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
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AGF Aarhus won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Partizani were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, having four players sent off in their first leg. Benfica qualified on a walkover.
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Sparta Prague won 10–0 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

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This game was played in Valencia due to a UEFA stadium ban resulting from the incidents in the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich the previous season.
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Second leg

Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 1–0 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
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1–1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
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Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

1–1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
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Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1987–88 European Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoalsMinutes played
1 Petar Novák Sparta Prague4185
1 René van der Gijp Neuchâtel Xamax4270
1 Rabah Madjer Porto4349
1 Ally McCoist Rangers4435
1 Rui Águas Benfica4597
1 Gheorghe Hagi Steaua București4675
1 Míchel Real Madrid4720
8 Jürgen Wegmann Bayern Munich3179
8 Jean-Marc Ferreri Bordeaux3345
8 Ivan Hašek Sparta Prague3360
8 Zlatko Kranjčar Rapid Wien3360
8 António Sousa Porto3360
8 Zoran Stojadinović Rapid Wien3360
8 Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid3450
8 Patrick Vervoort Anderlecht3495
8 Marius Lăcătuș Steaua București3578
8 Hans Gillhaus PSV Eindhoven3647