1969 European Cup final
The 1969 European Cup final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 28 May 1969 between AC Milan of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands, to determine the champions of the 1968–69 European Cup. Ajax made history by becoming the first Dutch side to reach the final, but they were beaten by their Italian opponents 4–1. As of 2022, Milan's Pierino Prati remains the most recent player to score a hat-trick in a European Cup or Champions League final. Route to the final

Milan had a bye in the second round due to the withdrawal of a number of Eastern European clubs from the competition. In their semi-final, they knocked out defending European champions Manchester United. In the quarter-finals, Ajax were deadlocked 4–4 on aggregate against Portuguese side Benfica after two legs, forcing a replay. The Dutch champions won 3–0 in the replay, but it took extra time to do so. Match

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See also
1968–69 European Cup
1995 UEFA Champions League final – contested by the same teams
AC Milan in European football
AFC Ajax in European football

References

External links
1968–69 season at UEFA.com
European Cups Archive at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
1968–69 season at European Cup History

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