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On This Day in Football: Milan stop the Benfica juggernaut, Juve rule in Rome

On this day in 1963, Italian giants AC Milan won the European Cup by beating Portuguese side Benfica 2-1 at the Wembley Stadium.

Benfica had been European champions in the last two seasons and were in their third consecutive final. The Portuguese club had beaten Barcelona 3-2 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern in 1961 and followed that up with a 5-3 win over Real Madrid at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam in 1962.

The 1963 final presented them the opportunity to complete a hat-trick with only Milan on their way.