| 1990 European Cup final | |
| Event: | 1989–90 European Cup |
| Team1: | Milan |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Benfica |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Date: | 23 May 1990 |
| Stadium: | Praterstadion |
| City: | Vienna |
| Referee: | Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| Attendance: | 58,000 |
| Previous: | 1989 |
| Next: | 1991 |
The 1990 European Cup final was a football match between AC Milan of Italy and Benfica of Portugal, played on 23 May 1990 at the Praterstadion in Vienna, Austria. The winning goal came in the 68th minute for Milan, when Frank Rijkaard ran through the opposing defence and scored the only goal of the match.[1] [2]
Milan were the last club until Real Madrid in 2017 to successfully defend their title.
| Milan | Round | Benfica | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
 HJK | 5–0 | 4–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | First round | Derry City | 6–1 | 2–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | |
 Real Madrid | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Second round |  Budapest Honvéd | 9–0 | 2–0 (A) | 7–0 (H) | |
 Mechelen | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Dnipro | 4–0 | 1–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) | |
| Bayern Munich | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals |  Marseille | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | |
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| Assistant referees: Hubert Forstinger (Austria) Heinz Holzmann (Austria) Fourth official: Friedrich Kaupe (Austria) | Match rules
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