1988–89 European Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 1988 – 24 May 1989 | 
| Teams | 31 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Milan (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png) Steaua București | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 | 
| Goals scored | 170 (2.88 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Marco van Basten (10 goals) | 
The 1988–89 European Cup was the 34th season of the European Cup football club tournament. The competition was won for the first time since 1969, and third time overall, by Milan comfortably in the final against former winners Steaua București.
PSV Eindhoven, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV  | Bye | – | – | – | 
| Porto  | 3–2 |  HJK | 3–0 | 0–2 | 
| Górnik Zabrze  | 7–1 |  Jeunesse Esch | 3–0 | 4–1 | 
| Real Madrid  | 4–0 |  Moss | 3–0 | 1–0 | 
| Budapest Honvéd .svg.png) | 1–4 |  Celtic | 1–0 | 0–4 | 
| Dynamo Berlin  | 3–5 |  Werder Bremen | 3–0 | 0–5 | 
| Vitosha .svg.png) | 2–7 |  Milan | 0–2 | 2–5 | 
| Dundalk  | 0–8 |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–5 | 0–3 | 
| Hamrun Spartans  | 2–3 | .svg.png) 17 Nëntori Tirana | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| Pezoporikos Larnaca  | 2–7 |  IFK Göteborg | 1–2 | 1–5 | 
| Sparta Prague  | 3–7 | .svg.png) Steaua București | 1–5 | 2–2 | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 3–1 |  Glentoran | 2–0 | 1–1 | 
| Club Brugge .svg.png) | 2–2(a) |  Brøndby | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Valur  | 1–2 |  AS Monaco | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Larissa  | 3–3 (0–3p) |  Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–1 | 1–2 | 
| Rapid Wien  | 2–3 |  Galatasaray | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| 7 September 1988 20:30 | 
| Dundalk  | 0–5 |  Red Star Belgrade | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stojković  52', 65' (pen.) Musemić  60' Bešić  83' Gjurovski  85' | 
| 7 September 1988 16:00 | 
| Pezoporikos  | 1–2 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Livathinos  21' (pen.) | Report | Eriksson  18' A. Ravelli  57' | 
| 7 September 1988 17:00 | 
| Sparta Prague  | 1–5 | .svg.png) Steaua București | 
|---|---|---|
| Kukleta  20' | Report | Lăcătuș  30', 45' Hagi  78', 88' Stoica  86' | 
Second leg
Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 5 October 1988 | 
| Jeunesse Esch  | 1–4 |  Górnik Zabrze | 
|---|---|---|
| Theis  32' | Report | Komornicki  6', 30' Urban  67' Zagórski  83' | 
Górnik Zabrze won 7–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–1 on aggregate.
| 11 October 1988 | 
| Werder Bremen  | 5–0 |  Dynamo Berlin | 
|---|---|---|
| Kutzop  23' (pen.) Hermann  55' Riedle  62' Burgsmüller  70' Schaaf  90' | Report | 
Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.
Milan won 7–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 8–0 on aggregate.
17 Nëntori Tirana won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 5 October 1988 | 
| IFK Göteborg  | 5–1 |  Pezoporikos Larnaca | 
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson  6' Zetterlund  8' Holmgren  27' Fröberg  44', 54' | Report | Livathinos  37' | 
IFK Göteborg won 7–2 on aggregate.
Steaua Bucureşti won 7–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge 2–2 Brøndby on aggregate. Club Brugge won on away goals.
AS Monaco won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 5 October 1988 | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Larissa | 
|---|---|---|
| Hermann  62' Fasel  67' | Report | Karapialis  58' | 
| Penalties | ||
| 3–0 | 
Larissa 3–3 Neuchâtel Xamax on aggregate. Neuchâtel Xamax won 3–0 on penalties.
Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV  | 5–2 |  Porto | 5–0 | 0–2 | 
| Górnik Zabrze  | 2–4 |  Real Madrid | 0–1 | 2–3 | 
| Celtic  | 0–1 |  Werder Bremen | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
| Milan  | 2–2 (4–2p) |  Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | 1–11 | 
| 17 Nëntori Tirana .svg.png) | 0–4 |  IFK Göteborg | 0–3 | 0–1 | 
| Steaua Bucureşti .svg.png) | 5–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 3–0 | 2–1 | 
| Club Brugge .svg.png) | 2–6 |  AS Monaco | 1–0 | 1–6 | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 3–5 |  Galatasaray | 3–0 | 0–5 | 
1 The second leg in Belgrade was replayed. The original second leg match in Belgrade was stopped by West German referee Dieter Pauly due to thick fog with Red Star leading 1–0. The match was then voided and a replay took place the very next day. The replay ended in the above 1–1 scoreline.[1]
First leg
Second leg
PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.
| 10 November 1988 | 
| Real Madrid  | 3–2 |  Górnik Zabrze | 
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  27', 85' Butragueño  77' | Report | Jegor  41' Baran  54' | 
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 1–0 on aggregate.
The game was abandoned in the 65th minute because of dense fog and low visibility with the score at 1–0. The game was replayed from the beginning the next day at 3 p.m. with the same starting line-ups, with the exception of Milan players Pietro Paolo Virdis and Carlo Ancelotti; Virdis had been sent off in the abandoned match, while Ancelotti picked up his second yellow card of the competition, meaning that he had to sit out a match.
| 10 November 1988 | 
| Red Star Belgrade  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Stojković  38' | Report | Van Basten  34' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Stojković  Prosinečki  Savićević  Mrkela  | 2–4 |  Baresi  Van Basten  Evani  Rijkaard | 
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Milan on aggregate. Milan won 4–2 on penalties.
IFK Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Steaua Bucureşti won 5–1 on aggregate.
| 9 November 1988 | 
| AS Monaco  | 6–1 | .svg.png) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Fofana  5', 27', 73' Sonor  8' Touré  24', 30' | Report | Audoor  82' | 
AS Monaco won 6–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV  | 2–3 |  Real Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 | 
| Werder Bremen  | 0–1 |  Milan | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
| IFK Göteborg  | 2–5 | .svg.png) Steaua București | 1–0 | 1–5 | 
| AS Monaco  | 1–2 |  Galatasaray | 0–1 | 1–1 | 
First leg
Second leg
| 15 March 1989 | 
| Real Madrid  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  78' (pen.) Martín Vázquez  105' | Report | Romário  84' | 
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| 15 March 1989 | 
| Steaua Bucureşti .svg.png) | 5–1 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Lăcătuş  7', 16', 65' Dumitrescu  39' Balint  89' | Report | Zetterlund  54' | 
Steaua Bucureşti won 5–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid  | 1–6 |  Milan | 1–1 | 0–5 | 
| Steaua București .svg.png) | 5–1 |  Galatasaray | 4–0 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| 5 April 1989 17:30 | 
| Steaua București .svg.png) | 4–0 |  Galatasaray | 
|---|---|---|
| Dumitrescu  8' Hagi  40' (pen.) Petrescu  68' Balint  72' | Report | 
Second leg
| 19 April 1989 20:30 | 
| Milan  | 5–0 |  Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Ancelotti  19' Rijkaard  25' Gullit  45' Van Basten  49' Donadoni  60' | Report | 
Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Steaua Bucureşti won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1988–89 European Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marco van Basten |  Milan | 10 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Marius Lăcătuş | .svg.png) Steaua București | 7 | 
| 3 | .svg.png) Gheorghe Hagi | .svg.png) Steaua București | 6 | 
| 4 |  Tanju Çolak |  Galatasaray | 5 | 
|  Hugo Sánchez |  Real Madrid | 5 | |
| 6 | .svg.png) Ilie Dumitrescu | .svg.png) Steaua București | 4 | 
|  Emilio Butragueño |  Real Madrid | 4 | |
|  Ruud Gullit |  Milan | 4 | |
|  Dragan Stojković |  Red Star Belgrade | 4 | |
| 10 | .svg.png) Gavril Balint | .svg.png) Steaua București | 3 | 
|  Youssouf Falikou Fofana |  AS Monaco | 3 | |
|  Jan Urban |  Górnik Zabrze | 3 | |
|  Pietro Paolo Virdis |  Milan | 3 | 
See also
References
External links
- 1988–89 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1988–89 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1988/89 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1988-89 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website Football Archive 1988–89 European Cup
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