The 1987âÂÂ88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who defeated two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. PSV became the first Dutch team to win the title in 15 years. They also set a record by winning only three matches on their route to the Cup, including no wins from the quarter-final onwards.
Porto, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the second round.
English clubs were still banned, following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, so Everton were denied a place in the competition for the second time in three years.
<sup>1</sup> Partizani Tirana were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, including having four players sent off in their first leg.
Neuchâtel Xamax won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Porto won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Lillestrøm won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 7âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Steaua BucureÃÂti won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Omonia won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Górnik Zabrze won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
AGF Aarhus won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Partizani were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, having four players sent off in their first leg. Benfica qualified on a walkover.
Sparta Prague won 10âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Steaua BucureÃÂti won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Rangers won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
Steaua BucureÃÂti won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
Benfica won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1987âÂÂ88 European Cup are as follows: