Teams/Benfica

European Cup

Benfica 1961/62

Star Forwards · OVR 86

Béla Guttmann·4-4-2

  • UCL
86OVR

Guttmann's Benfica. Eusébio as the thunder, Coluna as the brain, and a European Cup retained in Amsterdam.

If you came to beat a particular ghost, Real Madrid 2016/17 is the default other shirt.

Tags on the page — star forwards, vertical attack, wide play — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.

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Key Players

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  • 01EusébioST · PT96PEAK
    PAC97SHO97PAS86DRI85DEF63PHY89
  • 02Mário ColunaCM · PT90PEAK
    PAC88SHO76PAS89DRI88DEF77PHY85
  • 03José AugustoRW · PT86PEAK
    PAC87SHO82PAS78DRI81DEF61PHY78
  • 04José ÁguasST · PT86PEAK
    PAC90SHO89PAS76DRI77DEF55PHY80
  • 05António SimõesLW · PT84PEAK
    PAC91SHO81PAS77DRI79DEF59PHY75
  • 06Costa PereiraGK · PT82PEAK
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Formation 4-4-2Béla Guttmann
AGUAS
86
EUSEBIO
96
SIMOES
84
COLUNA
90
CAVEM
80
AUGUSTO
86
CRUZ
78
GERMANO
82
ANGELO
78
JOAO
76
PEREIRA
82

Starting XI

  1. STJosé Águas86
  2. STEusébio96
  3. LWAntónio Simões84
  4. CMMário Coluna90
  5. CMDomiciano Cavém80
  6. RWJosé Augusto86
  7. LBFernando Cruz78
  8. CBGermano82
  9. CBÂngelo78
  10. RBMário João76
  11. GKCosta Pereira82

Bench

  1. STSantana80
  2. CBHumberto Fernandes74
  3. CMJosé Neto74
  4. GKJosé Henrique72

Ratings

Attack94
Midfield84
Defence80
Goalkeeping82
Chemistry90
Overall86

The idea

Width 86: both touchlines in play. Attack 94 is the loud number. Possession sits at 54, not a religion.

Style

Star ForwardsVertical AttackWide PlayIndividual BrillianceCounter Attack

Achievements

  • European Cup winners — retained in Amsterdam

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ATK 94MID 84DEF 80
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  • UCL
86OVR
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86OVR
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ATK 94MID 84DEF 80
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  • UCL
86OVR
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ATK 88MID 84DEF 84
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86OVR