Champions League / European Cup · Quarter-finals, first leg · 1968/69

Ajax v Benfica, 12 February 1969

1–3

12 February 1969

Other matches of the tie

Second leg

19.02.1969 · Champions League, Quarter-finals

Replay

05.03.1969 · Champions League, Quarter-finals

Form before this match

  • Flag Ajax
    1. Loss · 11.10.1967 · Champions League, First round · 1967/68 · Real Madrid (away) 1–2

    2. Draw · 18.09.1968 · Champions League, First round · 1968/69 · Nürnberg (away) 1–1

    3. Win · 02.10.1968 · Champions League, First round · 1968/69 · Nürnberg (home) 4–0

    4. Win · 13.11.1968 · Champions League, Second round · 1968/69 · Fenerbahçe (home) 2–0

    5. Win · 27.11.1968 · Champions League, Second round · 1968/69 · Fenerbahçe (away) 2–0

  • Flag Benfica
    1. Win · 09.05.1968 · Champions League, Semi-finals · 1967/68 · Juventus (home) 2–0

    2. Win · 15.05.1968 · Champions League, Semi-finals · 1967/68 · Juventus (away) 1–0

    3. Loss · 29.05.1968 · Champions League, Final · 1967/68 · Man. United (away) 1–4

    4. Draw · 18.09.1968 · Champions League, First round · 1968/69 · Valur (away) 0–0

    5. Win · 02.10.1968 · Champions League, First round · 1968/69 · Valur (home) 8–1

Head-to-head before this match

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

Ajax against clubs from Portugal

Ajax hadn't played clubs from Portugal before.

Benfica against clubs from Netherlands

2 matches before this one