Europa League / UEFA Cup · Second round, first leg · 1988/89

Liège v Benfica, 26 October 1988

Flag Liège
2–1
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26 October 1988

Other leg

09.11.1988 · Europe League, Second round
Flag Benfica
1–1
Flag Liège

Form before this match

  • Flag Liège

    1. Win · 02.10.1985 · Europa League, First round · 1985/86 · Innsbruck (away) 3–1

    2. Loss · 23.10.1985 · Europa League, Second round · 1985/86 · Athletic (home) 0–1

    3. Loss · 06.11.1985 · Europa League, Second round · 1985/86 · Athletic (away) 1–3

    4. Win · 06.09.1988 · Europa League, First round · 1988/89 · US Luxembourg (away) 7–1

    5. Win · 05.10.1988 · Europa League, First round · 1988/89 · US Luxembourg (home) 4–0

  • Flag Benfica

    1. Draw · 06.04.1988 · Champions League, Semi-finals · 1987/88 · FCSB (away) 0–0

    2. Win · 20.04.1988 · Champions League, Semi-finals · 1987/88 · FCSB (home) 2–0

    3. Draw · 25.05.1988 · Champions League, Final · 1987/88 · PSV (away) 0–0 pens 5:6

    4. Win · 07.09.1988 · Europa League, First round · 1988/89 · Montpellier (away) 3–0

    5. Win · 05.10.1988 · Europa League, First round · 1988/89 · Montpellier (home) 3–1

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Liège against clubs from Portugal

Liège hadn't played clubs from Portugal before.

Benfica against clubs from Belgium

6 matches before this one