1956 European Cup Final

1956 European Cup Final
Event1955–56 European Cup
Date13 June 1956
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereeArthur Edward Ellis (England)
Attendance38,239
1957 →

The 1956 European Cup Final was the final in the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League.

Route to the final

Real Madrid Round Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland Servette 7–0 2–0 (A) 5–0 (H) First round Denmark AGF Aarhus 4–2 2–0 (A) 2–2 (H)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4–3 4–0 (H) 0–3 (A) Quarter-finals Hungary Vörös Lobogó 8–6 4–2 (H) 4–4 (A)
Italy Milan 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals Scotland Hibernian 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Real Madrid Spain4–3France Reims
Report
  • Leblond Goal 6'
  • Templin Goal 10'
  • Hidalgo Goal 62'
Attendance: 38,239
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK 1 Spain Juan Alonso
RB 2 Spain Ángel Atienza
LB 3 Spain Rafael Lesmes
RH 4 Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
CH 5 Spain Marquitos
LH 6 Spain José María Zárraga
OR 7 Spain Joseíto
IR 8 Spain Ramón Marsal
CF 9 Argentina[a] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL 10 Spain Héctor Rial
OL 11 Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga
GK 1 France René-Jean Jacquet
RB 2 France Simon Zimny
LB 3 France Raoul Giraudo
RH 4 France Michel Leblond
CH 5 France Robert Jonquet (c)
LH 6 France Robert Siatka
OR 7 France Michel Hidalgo
IR 8 France Léon Glowacki
CF 9 France Raymond Kopa
IL 10 France René Bliard
OL 11 France Jean Templin
Manager:
France Albert Batteux

Assistant referees:
J. Parkinson (England)
Tommy Cooper (England)

Related pages

  • 1955–56 European Cup
  • 1959 European Cup Final – contested between same teams
  • Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

Notes

  1. Di Stéfano was a native Argentine that in October 1956 (four months following this match) became a naturalised citizen of Spain. He started playing on the Spain national football team in 1957.[1][2]

References

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