UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990-91
Encyclopedia
The 1990–91 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup
was won by Manchester United
against Barcelona
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† Order of legs reversed after original draw
* The second leg of Kaiserslautern and PSV Schwerin were after the German reunification.
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Legia Warszawa won 0–6 on aggregate.
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Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Sampdoria won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Wrexham won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Montpellier won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Steaua Bucureşti won 1–6 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 2–6 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Fram Reykjavik won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 3–7 on aggregate.
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RFC Liège won 0–5 on aggregate.
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Estrela da Amadora 2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties
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Austria Wien won 0–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Montpellier won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 1–5 on aggregate.
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Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 3–4 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
was won by Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
against Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. It was a great return to European football for English clubs, who had endured a five-year ban after the Heysel Stadium disaster
Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, as a result of rioting before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool of England and Juventus of Italy...
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Qualifying match
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First leg
Second leg
Trabzonspor won 1–3 on aggregate.First round
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† Order of legs reversed after original draw
* The second leg of Kaiserslautern and PSV Schwerin were after the German reunification.
First leg
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Second leg
Aberdeen won 0–5 on aggregate.----
Legia Warszawa won 0–6 on aggregate.
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Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Sampdoria won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Wrexham won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Montpellier won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Steaua Bucureşti won 1–6 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 2–6 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Fram Reykjavik won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 3–7 on aggregate.
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RFC Liège won 0–5 on aggregate.
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Estrela da Amadora 2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties
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Austria Wien won 0–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 8–1 on aggregate.
Second round
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First leg
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Second leg
Legia Warszawa won 0–1 on aggregate.----
Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Montpellier won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 1–5 on aggregate.
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Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 8–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
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First leg
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Second leg
Legia Warszawa won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 3–4 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 6–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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First leg
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Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1990–91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  Roberto BaggioRoberto Baggio Roberto Baggio is a retired Italian footballer. Widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of his generation, Baggio won both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1993. He is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. He is also one of the top 5 all-time... |
Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
9 |
| 2 |  Hristo StoichkovHristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left... |
 BarcelonaFC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
6 |
| 3 |  Sergei YuranSergei Yuran Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran is a Ukrainian-association football coach and a former striker.-Career:At club level he played in six different countries... |
Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
5 |
| 4 |  Danny BoffinDanny Boffin Daniel "Danny" Edouward Boffin is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a left winger.During his professional career, which spanned nearly two decades, he played for four clubs in his country - most notably Anderlecht - and one in France, appearing in nearly 600 official games as a... |
Liège R.F.C. de Liège Royal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history... |
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 Steve BruceSteve Bruce Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| Pierluigi Casiraghi |
Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
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 Ronald KoemanRonald Koeman Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman... |
Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
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 Brian McClairBrian McClair Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| 9 | Marco Branca Marco Branca Marco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:... |
Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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 Mark HughesMark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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 Roman KoseckiRoman Kosecki Roman Kosecki is a former Polish soccer striker.In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire... |
Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions... |
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| Wojciech Kowalczyk Wojciech Kowalczyk Wojciech Kowalczyk is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker.The bulk of his professional career was spent with hometown's Legia Warsaw and in Spain... |
Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions... |
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| Oleg Salenko |
Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
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| Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci , commonly referred to by his nickname Totò is a former Italian football player. During his career, he played for Messina , Juventus , Internazionale and Júbilo Iwata... |
Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
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| Jacek Ziober Jacek Ziober Jacek Ziober is a Polish former football player. Now he is a national coach of Poland national beach soccer team-References:**... |
 MontpellierMontpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city... |
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