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Three managers and a golden Eusébio
It wasn't an easy League win for Benfica. The team tied five matches and suffered three defeats. Still, they were without a doubt the best contender, finishing the Championship four points ahead of Sporting, followed by FC Porto, Académica and V. Setúbal, all teams separated by one point. Three managers shared the title: Chilean Fernando Riera (seven matches), Fernando Cabrita (14 matches), and Brazilian Otto Glória (five matches). Counting 42 goals, Eusébio was not only the competition's best scorer for the fifth consecutive time but also the best scorer of Europe thus conquering his first Golden Shoe.
In Europe, Benfica played in the final of the European Cup. Benfica entered the tournament as champions of Portugal, having won the 1966-67 Primeira Divisão. They faced Glentoran of Northern Ireland in the first round, travelling to Belfast for the first leg. Glentoran took the lead from a John Colrain penalty in the 10th minute, before Eusébio equalised in the 86th minute, and it finished 1-1. In the second leg, the two sides played out a goalless draw, which resulted in Benfica qualifying for the second round on the away goals rule. In the next round, they were drawn against Saint-Étienne of France. A goal from José Augusto in the 29th minute and a penalty from Eusébio in the 60th helped Benfica to a 2-0 home victory in the first leg. In France, Saint-Étienne won the second leg 1-0 via a 10th-minute goal from Georges Bereta. Despite losing the match, Benfica progressed 2-1 on aggregate.
In the quarter-finals, Benfica played out a goalless draw with Hungarian side Vasas in their away leg. Returning to Portugal for the second leg, the first half also remained goalless, before two goals from Eusébio and another from José Torres made it 3-0 to Benfica, and secured their place in the semi-final, where they faced Juventus of Italy. Benfica played the first leg at home, and once again strikes from Eusébio and Torres helped them to victory; each scored during the second half to give their team a 2-0 lead in the tie. In the second leg, The Guardian reported that Benfica were "technically superior, although Juventus maintained aggressive play." A Eusébio goal in 66th minute extended Benfica's advantage in the tie to 3-0, and secured them a place in the final.
The press rated Manchester United as favourites for the final. In The Guardian, Albert Barham suggested that Benfica were an aging team, and that "the old skills seem to be declining". He rated them as less dangerous than they had been when United beat them two years previous. Hugh McIlvanney of The Observer noted that although he believed United should be rated as favourites, some of their team were "undeniably ordinary players", and they had "an alarming vulnerability in defence" and "an excessive dependence on one or two men in attack." The Lisbon-based newspaper A Bola reported after United's semi-final victory that "a meeting with Manchester is the worst thing that could have happened."
Meeting Manchester United at Wembley, both sides went close in a goalless first half, before Manchester United took the lead from Bobby Charlton's header eight minutes into the second; however, Jaime Graça's 79th-minute equaliser meant the match went into extra time. Eusebio had a golden opportunity in the 90th minute to win the European Cup for Benfica, but failed to cross the Manchester United goalkeeper Stepney. Manchester United then scored three times in seven minutes in the extra period; the first was a solo goal from George Best, followed by a header from Brian Kidd on his 19th birthday. Charlton scored his second in the 99th minute, as Manchester United triumphed 4-1 to become the first English club to win the European Cup.
Primeira Divisão: Champion
Taça De Portugal: Semifinals
Taça De Honra: Winner
European Cup: Runner-up
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