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Established in 1960, the Intercontinental Cup was jointly organised by UEFA and the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). The first, the Cup Winners' Cup, was inaugurated in 1960 for the winners of domestic cup competitions. They play in the Estádio da Luz, classified with 5 stars by the UEFA, which provides the possibility of playing finales of the main European tournaments. In the second leg, fourteen days later, Benfica manager Sven-Göran Eriksson chose not to start Zoran Filipović and João Alves, both undisputed starters, and the team drew 1–1 and lost another European final. Most appearances in European competition: Highest European home attendance: 110,000, against, This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 11:38. [24] After one year competing in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,[25] Benfica returned to the European Cup and reached their fifth final in 1968. Led by Romanian manager Elek Schwartz, Benfica eliminated Real Madrid 5–1 in the quarter-finals on their way to meet the holders Inter Milan in the final, which was played at Inter's home ground, San Siro, in a muddy and waterlogged pitch. Established in 1973, the UEFA Super Cup was originally a match played between the winners of the European Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup. [16] Benfica replaced him with Fernando Riera, and while the Chilean manager led the team to a third-straight European Cup final, he failed to emulate Guttmann's success. Brazilian defender Luisão holds the club record for appearances in Europe, with 124 matches, while former Portuguese striker Eusébio is the club's leading European goalscorer, with 56 goals. Ranchi. [26] As champions of Portugal, Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of the European Cup in 1955, but they were not invited by the organizers. In the 1971–72 European Cup, Benfica lost in the semi-finals to a Johan Cruyff-led Ajax on their way to a second consecutive win. The latest match statistics between Standard Liège and SL Benfica ahead of their UEFA Europa League matchup on Dec 10, 2020, including games won and lost, goals scored and more Benfica won their first European title in 1961, defeating Barcelona to win the European Cup, and successfully retained the title in the following year after defeating Real Madrid. [27][28] In 1969–70, Benfica fell in the second round against Scottish team and eventual finalists Celtic in a coin toss decision. POR. FC Nürnberg and Tottenham Hotspur,[11][12] Benfica met Real Madrid in the final on 2 May 1962. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal Two years being awarded with the eCommerce Award to the best sport store in Spain. The Benfica football club (Sport Lisboa and Benfica) is one of the 3 most important clubs of the country, along with Oporto and Sporting Lisboa. After defeating Austria Wien, 1. Last updated: 2 October 2020Note: Benfica score is always listed first. [18][19][20] After a poor performance in the 1963–64 European Cup, Benfica returned to the final in the following season. As champions of Portugal, Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of the European Cup in 1955, but they were not invited by the organizers. Note: Benfica score is always listed first. [47] In their debut in the Champions League in 1994–95, Benfica won their group but succumbed to Milan in the knockout phase. They entered that season's Champions League in the third qualifying round, but defeats against Lazio demoted them to the UEFA Cup. In the first leg, on 4 May 1983, Benfica lost in Brussels with a sole goal from Kenneth Brylle. Near the end of regular time, Eusébio squandered a one-on-one chance against Alex Stepney and the match went to extra time, where three goals in eight minutes gave the English side their first European title. As his demand was turned down, he left the club and professed his famous curse. After eliminating teams like Anderlecht and Steaua București, they reached their sixth final in the competition, where they met PSV in a match played at Stuttgart's Neckarstadion on 25 May 1988. Red Star Belgrade, the other former champions among the 16 teams in the hat, must travel to Cyprus to play Omonia Nicosia who surprisingly knocked out Legia Warsaw in the previous round. European champions and Guttmann's curse (1950–79). The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. Christy Ucheibe was outstanding for SL Benfica as they confirmed their place in the 2019-20 Portuguese Women's Cup final following Wednesday's 2-1 semi-final win over Famalicao. [46] The following season, Benfica returned to the Cup Winners' Cup and reached the semi-finals after a 5–5 aggregate draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals was decided on away goals. As with the previous two qualifying rounds, the ties, which will be played on Sept. 15-16, will be held over a single leg due to the difficulties of travelling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Their campaign featured a 5–0 thrashing of English side Everton in the group stage and an aggregate 3–2 defeat of Marseille in the round of 16[56] The following season, Benfica returned to the Champions League but, as in 2006–07 and 2007–08, they were demoted to the Europa League. 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[62], In the late 2010s, Benfica reached, for the first time, the knock-out stage of Champions League two times in a row: they qualified for the quarter-finals for their 18th time in 2015–16, where they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Bayern Munich,[63][64] and were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 in 2016–17. [40] Benfica did not wait long to make another appearance in the European Cup's showpiece match, as two years later – and with Swedish manager Eriksson again in charge – a team including Brazil's starting centre-backs Ricardo Gomes and Aldair, together with midfielders Valdo and Jonas Thern, eliminated Marseille with a controversial handled goal from Vata to reach their seventh European Cup final. In the following years, UEFA created additional club competitions. [36][37] Benfica returned to the European Cup in the following two seasons, but defeats against Liverpool in both participations showed that the team was not yet ready to compete with Europe's best teams. [50], After missing two seasons of European football for the first time since 1960,[51] Benfica returned to UEFA competition in 2003–04. Live Most assists in 2019/20. [10] In the following year, already with Eusébio in the lineup, Guttmann guided the team to back-to-back European Cup successes. Benfica's biggest European win was 10–0, which came against Stade Dudelange of Luxembourg for the 1965–66 European Cup, and their 18–0 aggregate win constitutes a European Cup record.
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