S.L. Benfica in European football Benfica fell in the second round against Scottish team and eventual finalists Celtic in a coin toss decision. After a mildly successful period in the 1960s, where they stood among the top contenders, Southern European teams started to lose influence in the European stage during the 1970s, as Dutch and German teams appeared stronger. In the 1971–72 European Cup, Benfica lost in the semi-finals to a Johan Cruyff-led Ajax on their way to a second consecutive win. Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup, before being eliminated by another Dutch team, PSV Eindhoven. Over the course
R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against. From the quarter-finals upwards: (5 cups) + "(4 finals)" European Cup/UEFA Champions League: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) + "(2)": UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) + "(2)": UEFA Super Cup (2): Club ranking for 2016–17 European season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses) R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football The first time R. S. C. Anderlecht qualified for European football was in 1955. The last time they were in European football was in 2018. In that time-frame they have won 5 titles in European