1957–58 European Cup

The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by A.C. Milan, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 in the final. This was AC Milan's second European Cup title.

Background
The European Cup is a club competition that was form for the 1955-56 season. It was during that season where the format of a knockout competition between clubs was born with the league winners of each nation being sent to compete in the competition.

This was the first season where two Yugoslavian teams competed in the tournament with the champions of Yugoslavia (Dinamo Zagreb) joined the defending champions in competing in the tournament. Two new nations competed in the tournament for the first time with the Northern Ireland and East Germany champions competing in the tournament.

Preliminary Round

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First Round

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Quarter-finals
1KB Copenhague beat Anderlecht 2-0 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals
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Semi-finals

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Topscorers
6 goals
 * Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Milan)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bobby Smith (Tottenham)

5 goals
 * Jimmy Collins (Tottenham)
 * 🇸🇪 Nils Liedholm (Milan)
 * João Martins (Sporting CP)

4 goals
 * Vagn Birkeland (Kjøbenhavns Boldklub)
 * 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Galli (Milan)
 * Luka Liposinovic (Dinamo Zagreb)