Back نهائي كأس أوروبا 1961 Arabic نهائى كاس اوروبا 1961 ARZ Фінал Кубка эўрапейскіх чэмпіёнаў 1961 году BE-X-OLD یاریی کۆتاییی جامی ئەورووپای ١٩٦١ CKB Mesterholdenes Europa Cup finale 1961 Danish فینال جام باشگاههای اروپا ۱۹۶۱ Persian Finale de la Coupe des clubs champions européens 1960-1961 French גמר גביע אירופה לאלופות 1961 HE १९६१ यूरोपीय कप फाइनल Hindi Finale Kupa prvaka 1961. Croatian
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| Event | 1960–61 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 31 May 1961 | ||||||
| Venue | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern | ||||||
| Referee | Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,732[1] | ||||||
The 1961 European Cup final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern on 31 May 1961, and was contested by Portuguese side Benfica against Spanish side Barcelona. This was the first final not to include Real Madrid, who had won the previous five finals. Benfica lifted the trophy for the first time, beating Barcelona 3–2.
Benfica midfielder Mario Coluna broke his nose in the eighth minute of the match; not wanting to risk further damage, when Domiciano Cavém put over a cross in the 55th minute, Coluna hung back outside the penalty area. The ball was cleared directly to him and he volleyed it home for Benfica's third goal of the match.[2]
- ^ "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ Simpson, Paul; Hesse-Lichtenberger, Uli (October 2005). Sleight, Hugh (ed.). "50 Things You Never Knew About... The European Cup". FourFourTwo (134). Teddington: Haymarket Consumer: 101. ISSN 1355-0276.