UEFA Cup 1987-88
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The UEFA Cup
1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen
on penalty kicks over Espanyol
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It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985. The English clubs who missed out on this season of the UEFA Cup were Liverpool
, Tottenham Hotspur
, Luton Town
and Norwich City
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Verona won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
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Juventus won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Verona won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus 3–3 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals rule.
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Espanyol won 2–1 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate.
UEFA Cup
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1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
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on penalty kicks over Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
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It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985. The English clubs who missed out on this season of the UEFA Cup were Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
and Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
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First round
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Second leg
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.----
Verona won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
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Juventus won 7–0 on aggregate.
Second round
|}First leg
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.----
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Second leg
Espanyol won 2–0 on aggregate.----
Verona won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Juventus 3–3 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals rule.
Third round
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Verona won 4–1 on aggregate.----
Espanyol won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
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Second leg
Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 on aggregate.Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate.