1988 European Cup final

1988 European Cup final

Event	1987–88 European Cup
PSV Eindhoven Benfica 0 0
After extra time PSV Eindhoven won 6–5 on penalties
Date	25 May 1988
Venue	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Referee	Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Attendance	64,000
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The 1988 European Cup final was a football match played between PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Benfica of Portugal to decide the champion of the 1987–88 European Cup. PSV won 6–5 on penalties after a goalless draw after extra time. The match was played at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 25 May 1988. According to PSV player Berry van Aerle, it was not a particularly good match, with both teams very cautious. However, it was exciting until the end and concluded in a tense penalty shoot-out.^[1]

For PSV, this win secured a treble of the Dutch Cup, the Dutch Championship and the European Cup. Five members of the PSV side were also part of the Netherlands team that went on to win UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany that summer.^[1]