1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1990 – 15 May 1991 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 160 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Roberto Baggio(9 goals) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
The 1990–91 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Manchester United against Barcelona. English clubs returned to European football after completing a five-year ban after the Heysel Stadium disaster.
Qualifying match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bray Wanderers 
|
1–3 |  Trabzonspor
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Bray Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
Nugent  51' |
Đukić 2' |
Second leg
| Trabzonspor | 2 – 0 | Bray Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Đukić 48' Aslan 62' |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nea Salamis 
|
0–5 |  Aberdeen
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
Legia Warsaw 
|
6–0 |  Swift Hesperange
|
3–0 | 3–0 |
Olympiacos 
|
5–1 |  KS Flamurtari
|
3–1 | 2–0 |
Kaiserslautern 
|
1–2 | Sampdoria
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Manchester United
|
3–0 |  Pécsi Mecsek
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Wrexham 
|
1–0 |  Lyngby BK
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
Montpellier 
|
1–0 |  PSV Eindhoven
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Glentoran 
|
1–6 |  Steaua Bucureşti
|
1–1 | 0–5 |
KuPS 
|
2–6 |  Dynamo Kyiv
|
2–2 | 0–4 |
Sliema Wanderers 
|
1–4 |  Dukla Prague
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
Fram Reykjavík 
|
4–1 |  Djurgårdens IF
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Trabzonspor
|
3–7 | Barcelona
|
1–0 | 2–7 |
Viking FK 
|
0–5 |  Liège
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
Estrela da Amadora 
|
2–2 (4–3p)† |  Neuchâtel Xamax
|
1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
PSV Schwerin 
|
0–2 |  Austria Wien
|
0–2 | 0–0 |
Sliven 
|
1–8 | Juventus
|
0–2 | 1–6 |
† Order of legs reversed after original draw
First leg
| Nea Salamis | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Mason 62' Gillhaus 81' |
Attendance: 7,000
| Legia Warsaw | 3 – 0 | Swift Hesperange |
|---|---|---|
| Kosecki 48', 79' Pisz 90' |
| Olympiacos | 3 – 1 | KS Flamurtari |
|---|---|---|
| Anastopoulos 8', 69' Hantzidis 25' |
Ziu 75' |
Attendance: 25,000
| Kaiserslautern | 1 – 0 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Kuntz 75' |
Attendance: 33,000
| Manchester United | 2 – 0 | Pécsi Mecsek |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmore 9' Webb 16' |
Attendance: 28,411
| Montpellier | 1 – 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober 9' |
Attendance: 12,000
| Glentoran | 1 – 1 | Steaua Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas 84' |
Stan 47' (pen.) |
| KuPS | 2 – 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Nyyssönen 38' Gayle 89' |
Salenko 11' Yuran 65' |
Väinölänniemi, Kuopio
Attendance: 2,460
| Sliema Wanderers | 1 – 2 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 54' |
Rada 33' Kostelník 87' |
Attendance: 2,500
| Fram Reykjavík | 3 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF |
|---|---|---|
| Ragnarsson 55', 57' Arnthorsson 89' |
Attendance: 637
| Trabzonspor | 1 – 0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Aslan 67' |
Attendance: 27,500
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 – 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky 25' |
Sutter 57' |
Attendance: 5,000
| PSV Schwerin | 1 – 1 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
Sportpark Paulshöhe, Schwerin
Attendance: 835
Second leg
| Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Nea Salamis |
|---|---|---|
| Robertson 13' Gillhaus 32'Jess 67' |
Attendance: 7,000
| Swift Hesperange | 0 – 3 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Jóźwiak 68' Latka 82'Kosecki 88' |
| KS Flamurtari | 0 – 2 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Christodoulou 84' Mitropoulos 87' |
Attendance: 5,000
| Sampdoria | 2 – 0 | Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini 6' (pen.) Branca 74' |
Attendance: 40,000
| Pécsi Mecsek | 0 – 1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| McClair 77' |
Attendance: 17,000
| PSV Eindhoven | 0 – 0 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 24,500
| Steaua Bucureşti | 5 – 0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Stan 22' Dumitrescu 37', 45'Petrescu 78', 88' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4 – 0 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Salenko 14' Lytovchenko 25', 54'Yuran 85' |
Attendance: 28,500
| Dukla Prague | 2 – 0 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 47' (o.g.) Záleský 67' |
Attendance: 677
| Djurgårdens IF | 1 – 1 | Fram Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
| Martinsson 83' |
Ormslev 9' (pen.) |
Attendance: 956
| Barcelona | 7 – 2 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
| Begiristain 13' Amor 29'Koeman 33', 40', 75' (pen.)Stoichkov 44', 87' |
Mandıralı 7' Boz 68' |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 3–4 penalties | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Sutter 48' |
Moreira 83' |
| Austria Wien | 0 – 0 | PSV Schwerin |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,500
| Juventus | 6 – 1 | Sliven |
|---|---|---|
| Baggio 15' (pen.) 18' Schillaci 25'Corini 49'Bonetti 53'Júlio César 56' |
Kelepov 84' |
Attendance: 10,000
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen
|
0–1 | Legia Warsaw
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Olympiacos
|
1–4 | Sampdoria
|
0–1 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United
|
5–0 | Wrexham
|
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Montpellier
|
8–0 | Steaua Bucureşti
|
5–0 | 3–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
3–2 | Dukla Prague
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Fram Reykjavík
|
1–5 | Barcelona
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
| Liège
|
2–1 | Estrela de Amadora
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Austria Wien
|
0–8 | Juventus
|
0–4 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 16,000
| Olympiacos | 0 – 1 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Katanec 53' |
Attendance: 13,000
| Montpellier | 5 – 0 | Steaua Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober 26', 61' Xuereb 52'Blanc 55' (pen.)Castro 80' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 0 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Lytovchenko 84' |
Attendance: 42,500
| Fram Reykjavík | 1 – 2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Daðason 60' |
Salinas 33' Stoitchkov 87' |
Attendance: 1,700
| Liège | 2 – 0 | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Malbaša 7' Milošević 86' |
Attendance: 7,000
Second leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Iwanicki 84' |
Attendance: 5,665
| Sampdoria | 3 – 1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Lombardo 17' Branca 28', 66' |
Drakopoulos 62' |
Attendance: 25,000
| Wrexham | 0 – 2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Robins 31' Bruce 35' |
Attendance: 13,327
| Steaua Bucureşti | 0 – 3 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Colleter 52' Garande 71'Guérin 82' |
| Dukla Prague | 2 – 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Foldyna 51' Bittengel 71' |
Yuran 7', 60' |
Attendance: 2,191
| Barcelona | 3 – 0 | Fram Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
| Eusebio 17' Begiristain 34'Pinilla 70' |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 – 0 | Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Duílio 33' |
Attendance: 10,000
| Juventus | 4 – 0 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Alessio 3' Baggio 25' (pen.), 46', 52' |
Attendance: 19,000
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw
|
3–2 | Sampdoria
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Manchester United
|
3–1 | Montpellier
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
3–4 | Barcelona
|
2–3 | 1–1 |
| Liège
|
1–6 | Juventus
|
1–3 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1 – 0 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Czykier 45' |
| Manchester United | 1 – 1 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| McClair 1' |
Martin 8' (o.g.) |
| Dyamo Kyiv | 2 – 3 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Zaiats 33' Salenko 81' (pen.) |
Bakero 5' Urbano 45'Stoitchkov 63' (pen.) |
Second leg
| Sampdoria | 2 – 2 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini 67' Vialli 89' |
Kowalczyk 19', 54' |
| Montpellier | 0 – 2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmore 45+' Bruce 49' (pen.) |
| Barcelona | 1 – 1 | Dyamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Amor 89' |
Yuran 62' |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw
|
2–4 | Manchester United
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona
|
3–2 | Juventus
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1 – 3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Cyzio 37' |
McClair 38' Hughes 54'Bruce 67' |
| Barcelona | 3 – 1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Stoichkov 55', 60' Goikoetxea 75' |
Casiraghi 12' |
Second leg
| Manchester United | 1 – 1 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpe 28' |
Kowalczyk 57' |
Final
| Manchester United | 2 – 1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 67', 74' |
Report | Koeman 79' |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows: