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European Cup · Quarter-final, second leg · 9 March 1966

El Beatle in Lisbon

Benfica 1–5 Man Utd · Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

A teenager took apart Eusébio's Benfica in Lisbon.

Three goals up in sixteen minutes at Benfica's own ground, United were already through. Best, nineteen, scored twice and left with a nickname from the Portuguese press. The sombrero on his return to the airport made the story as well known as the goals.

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Manchester United 1965–66 Away · Umbro

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