1965 European Cup final

The 1965 European Cup final was a football match played at the San Siro in Milan, Italy on 27 May 1965 as the conclusion to the 1964–65 European Cup.

The match was contested by defending champions Inter Milan of Italy and two-time former winners Benfica of Portugal.

Jair scored the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute as Inter Milan successfully defended their title and won the trophy for the second time.

Inter Milan were the defending champions after defeating Real Madrid 3–1 in the previous year's final in what was their only previous experience of European competition.

Benfica had won the competition twice before, defeating Barcelona 3–2 in the 1961 final and Real Madrid 5–3 in the 1962 final. They had made the final three years running but lost 2–1 to AC Milan in 1963.

Inter Milan qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.

In the first round, Inter Milan faced Dinamo București of Romania. Inter Milan won the first leg 6–0 at home and the second leg 1–0 away to advance 7–0 on aggregate.

Inter Milan then faced Rangers of Scotland in the quarter-finals. Inter Milan won the first leg 3–1 at home and lost the second leg 1–0 away from home to advance 3–2 on aggregate.