The 1989–90 European Cup was the 35th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The final was played at the Praterstadion in Vienna on 23 May 1990. The final was contested by Italian defending champions Milan and Portuguese twice former winners Benfica. Milan successfully defended their title with a 1–0 victory, securing their fourth European Cup trophy. Milan remained the last team to successfully defend their trophy until Real Madrid did it again in 2017. Arsenal were denied a place in the competition, as this was the last year of a ban from European competitions for English clubs following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985.
Teams 17 Nëntori Swarovski Tirol Mechelen CSKA Sofia Omonia Sparta Prague Brøndby HJK Marseille Dynamo Dresden Bayern Münich AEK Athens Budapesti Honvéd Fram Derry City Inter Milan Milan Spora Luxembourg Sliema Wanderers PSV Eindhoven Linfield Rosenborg Ruch Chorzów Benfica Steaua București Rangers Real Madrid Malmö Luzern Fenerbahçe Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Vojvodina
Bracket
First round
First leg
Due to fan incidents at the match, Sparta Prague were punished with a stadium ban, being ordered to play their next European home match at least from Prague.
Second leg
Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mechelen won 5–0 on aggregate.
Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Münich won 3–1 on aggregate.
17 Nëntori won 5–1 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–0 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 6–2 on aggregate.
Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 5–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Budapesti Honvéd won on away goals.
Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 3–1 on aggregate.
Swarovski Tirol won 9–2 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Mechelen won 4–1 on aggregate.
Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Münich won 6–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 5–2 on aggregate.
Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 9–0 on aggregate.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Münich won 3–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.
Final
Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals1 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille6 Romário PSV Eindhoven63 Mats Magnusson Benfica4 Peter Pacult Swarovski Tirol4 Vata Benfica46 Michal Bílek Sparta Prague3 John Bosman KV Mechelen3 Juul Ellerman PSV Eindhoven3 Lima Benfica3 Ricardo Gomes Benfica3 Franck Sauzée Marseille3 Eduard Son Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3 Hristo Stoitchkov CSKA Sofia3 Marco van Basten Milan3 Christoph Westerthaler Swarovski Tirol3
Notes
References
External links 1989–90 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation All scorers 1989–90 European Cup according to protocols UEFA The European Champions' Cup 1989/90 – FC Bayern München (FRG) – results and line-ups (archive)