The 1989–90 European Cup was the 35th edition of Europe

Europe

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's premier club football tournament, the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

. The final was played at the Praterstadion in Vienna

Vienna

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 on 23 May 1990. The final was contested by Italian defending champions Milan

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

 and Portuguese two-time former winners Benfica. Milan successfully defended their title with a 1–0 victory, securing their fourth European Cup trophy. Milan remain, as of 2010, the last team to successfully defend their trophy.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
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KV Mechelen won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Nëntori Tirana won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Steaua Bucureşti won 5–0 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.
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CSKA Sofia won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.
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AEK Athens won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Budapest Honvéd 2–2 Vojvodina on aggregate. Budapest Honvéd won on away goals.
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Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Swarovski Tirol won 9–2 on aggregate.

Second round

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Second leg

KV Mechelen won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.
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CSKA Sofia won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 9–0 on aggregate.
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Marseille 2–2 Benfica on aggregate. Benfica won on away goals.
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Milan 2–2 Bayern Munich on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1989-90 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Papin is a former French professional football player who was European Footballer of the Year in 1991.Papin achieved his greatest success while playing for Olympique Marseille between 1986 and 1992...	Olympique Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...	6
	Romário Romário Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...	PSV Eindhoven	6
3	Mats Magnusson Mats Magnusson Mats Ture Magnusson is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:During his career, Magnusson played for Malmö FF , Servette FC, Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Helsingborgs IF .At the Lisbon club, where...	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...	4
	Peter Pacult Peter Pacult Peter Pacult is an Austrian former international football player who is now manager of RB Leipzig.-Club career:...	Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986–1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol.It was created as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it adopted at the end of the 1985–86 season. With manager Ernst Happel it won the Austrian football championship of...	4
	Vata Vata Matanu Garcia Vata Matanu Garcia , simply Vata, is a retired Angolan footballer who played as a striker, mainly in Portugal.-Club career:Vata started his football career at Progresso Associação do Sambizanga...	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...	4
6	John Bosman John Bosman Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax and Anderlecht , surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major...	KV Mechelen	3
	Juul Ellerman	PSV Eindhoven	3
	Lima	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...	3
	Ricardo Gomes	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...	3
	Franck Sauzée Franck Sauzée Franck Sauzée is a former French international footballer and manager. He played 39 times for the French national team between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals and captaining the team several times...	Olympique Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...	3
	Eduard Son Eduard Son Eduard Vasilyevich Son is a retired Soviet and Kazakhstani professional football player of Korean ethnic origin. He currently lives in France.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1988.* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1989.* Soviet Cup winner: 1989....	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...	3
	Hristo Stoitchkov	CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...	3
	Marco van Basten	Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...	3
	Christoph Westerthaler Christoph Westerthaler Christoph Westerthaler is a retired Austrian football player and now football manager of lower league side SV Völs.-Club career:...	Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986–1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol.It was created as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it adopted at the end of the 1985–86 season. With manager Ernst Happel it won the Austrian football championship of...	3

External links

• 1989-90 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• The European Champions' Cup 1989/90 - FC Bayern München (FRG)