1968 European Cup Final

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The 1968 European Cup Final was the football match in which Manchester United defeated Benfica at Wembley Stadium to become the first English club to win the European Cup.

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1968 European Cup Final canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Cup final
football match
attendance 92000
awayTeam S.L. Benfica
linked to: SL Benfica
awayTeamCountry Portugal
broadcastMedium television
captainOfManchesterUnited Bobby Charlton
city London
linked to: London, England
competition 1967–68 European Cup
competitionStage final
continent Europe
country England
date 1968-05-29
decidedBy goals in extra time
finalScore 4–1 after extra time
firstTimeAchievementFor Manchester United F.C.
goalScorerForBenfica Jaime Graça
goalScorerForManchesterUnited Bobby Charlton
Brian Kidd
George Best
homeTeam Manchester United F.C.
homeTeamCountry England
homeTeamManager Matt Busby
linked to: Sir Matt Busby
hostStadiumCapacityApprox 100000
nextFinal 1969 European Cup Final
notableFor first European Cup win by an English club
notablePlayer Bobby Charlton
Brian Kidd
Eusébio
George Best
organiser UEFA
partOf history of Manchester United F.C.
history of the European Cup
previousFinal 1967 European Cup Final
referee Concetto Lo Bello
refereeNationality Italy
runnerUp S.L. Benfica
linked to: SL Benfica
scoreAfter90Minutes 1–1
seasonOfCompetition 1967–68 European Cup
sport association football
stadium Wembley Stadium
team1 Manchester United F.C.
team2 S.L. Benfica
linked to: SL Benfica
venueType neutral ground
wentToExtraTime true
winner Manchester United F.C.
year 1968

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1969 European Cup Final previousFinal 1968 European Cup Final
Eusébio participatedIn 1968 European Cup Final
subject linked to: Eusebio