Peñarol beat Benfica 5-0 in Montevideo on this day in 1961, and that five-goal margin is still the biggest in a match between the European and South American champions. Even the modern Club World Cup hasn't matched it. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0 in 2011 and Manchester City beat Fluminense 4-0 in 2023. And the 5-0 wasn't even the deciding game. Benfica had won the first leg 1-0, then Peñarol won the third match 2-1 two days later to take their first Club World title.   submitted by   /u/bluefoxlive [link]   [comments]