The 1956 European Cup final was the inaugural final in the pan-European football competition, now known as the UEFA Champions League, to determine the winners of the 1955–56 European Cup. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims of France, and played at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 13 June 1956 in front of 38,000 people. Real Madrid reached the final by beating Italian side AC Milan 5–4 on aggregate, whereas Reims beat Scottish club Hibernian 3–0 on aggregate. The match finished 4–3 to Real Madrid, who went on to record an unrivalled five consecutive European Cup titles. The match started brightly for Reims, with Michel Leblond and Jean Templin scoring to make it 2–0 inside 10 minutes, but by half-time, Madrid had levelled the scores through goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial. Reims took the lead again on 62 minutes through Michel Hidalgo, but when Marquitos and Rial scored in the 67th and 79th minutes respectively, Reims could no longer respond, winning Madrid the first ever European Cup/Champions League title, the first of five consecutive titles that they won.
Real Madrid entered the European Cup competition as the title winners of the 1954–55 La Liga. In the opening round, they were drawn against Swiss champions Servette. After they secured a 2–0 victory away from home in the first leg, they secured a 5–0 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium with Alfredo Di Stéfano scoring two goals in the victory.[1] In the quarter-finals they were drawn against Yugoslavian side FK Partizan who had finished fifth in the previous season. In the opening leg at home, Heliodoro Castaño Pedrosa scored two goals as fellow goals from Francisco Gento and Alfredo Di Stéfano gave Real Madrid a four goal lead heading into the away leg in Belgrade.[2] Partizan won second leg 3–0, but that was not enough to advance to the semi-finals.[3] There, Real Madrid won the first home leg against AC Milan and with two-goal lead could afford a second leg 2–1 defeat at the San Siro.[4]
Stade de ReimsEdit
Reims entered the European Cup competition as the title winners of the 1954–55 French Division 1. In the opening round, they were drawn against Danish champions AGF Aarhus. In the first away leg they secured a 2–0 victory thanks to a brace from Léon Glovacki,[5] before a 2–2 draw at the Stade Auguste-Delaune. In the quarter-finals they were drawn against Hungarian side Vörös Lobogó who had finished 2nd in the previous season. In the opening leg at home, Michel Leblond scored two goals as fellow goals from Léon Glovacki and René Bliard gave Reims a two-goal lead heading into the away leg at Budapest.[6] There, a tight match ensured a 4–4 draw, which saw Reims advance to the semi-finals,[7] where they defeated Scottish Hibernian in both legs, reaching final undefeated.[8]
^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.[9][10]
ReferencesEdit
^"Real Madrid-Servette 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^"Real Madrid-Partizan 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^"Partizan-Real Madrid". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"Milan-Real Madrid". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"AGF-Reims 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"Reims-MTK 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"MTK-Reims 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"Hibernian-Reims 1955/56". UEFA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
^"Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
External linksEdit
European Cup 1955/56 from UEFA
European Cup 1955/56 from RSSSF
"European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
October 27, 2023
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The 1956 European Cup final was the inaugural final in the pan European football competition now known as the UEFA Champions League to determine the winners of the 1955 56 European Cup It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims of France and played at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 13 June 1956 in front of 38 000 people Real Madrid reached the final by beating Italian side AC Milan 5 4 on aggregate whereas Reims beat Scottish club Hibernian 3 0 on aggregate The match finished 4 3 to Real Madrid who went on to record an unrivalled five consecutive European Cup titles The match started brightly for Reims with Michel Leblond and Jean Templin scoring to make it 2 0 inside 10 minutes but by half time Madrid had levelled the scores through goals from Alfredo Di Stefano and Hector Rial Reims took the lead again on 62 minutes through Michel Hidalgo but when Marquitos and Rial scored in the 67th and 79th minutes respectively Reims could no longer respond winning Madrid the first ever European Cup Champions League title the first of five consecutive titles that they won 1956 European Cup finalEvent1955 56 European CupReal Madrid Reims4 3Date13 June 1956VenueParc des Princes ParisRefereeArthur Edward Ellis England Attendance38 2391957 Contents 1 Route to the final 1 1 Real Madrid 1 2 Stade de Reims 2 Match 2 1 Details 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksRoute to the final EditReal Madrid Round ReimsOpponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg nbsp Servette 7 0 2 0 A 5 0 H First round nbsp AGF Aarhus 4 2 2 0 A 2 2 H nbsp Partizan 4 3 4 0 H 0 3 A Quarter finals nbsp Voros Lobogo 8 6 4 2 H 4 4 A nbsp Milan 5 4 4 2 H 1 2 A Semi finals nbsp Hibernian 3 0 2 0 H 1 0 A Real Madrid Edit Real Madrid entered the European Cup competition as the title winners of the 1954 55 La Liga In the opening round they were drawn against Swiss champions Servette After they secured a 2 0 victory away from home in the first leg they secured a 5 0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with Alfredo Di Stefano scoring two goals in the victory 1 In the quarter finals they were drawn against Yugoslavian side FK Partizan who had finished fifth in the previous season In the opening leg at home Heliodoro Castano Pedrosa scored two goals as fellow goals from Francisco Gento and Alfredo Di Stefano gave Real Madrid a four goal lead heading into the away leg in Belgrade 2 Partizan won second leg 3 0 but that was not enough to advance to the semi finals 3 There Real Madrid won the first home leg against AC Milan and with two goal lead could afford a second leg 2 1 defeat at the San Siro 4 Stade de Reims Edit Reims entered the European Cup competition as the title winners of the 1954 55 French Division 1 In the opening round they were drawn against Danish champions AGF Aarhus In the first away leg they secured a 2 0 victory thanks to a brace from Leon Glovacki 5 before a 2 2 draw at the Stade Auguste Delaune In the quarter finals they were drawn against Hungarian side Voros Lobogo who had finished 2nd in the previous season In the opening leg at home Michel Leblond scored two goals as fellow goals from Leon Glovacki and Rene Bliard gave Reims a two goal lead heading into the away leg at Budapest 6 There a tight match ensured a 4 4 draw which saw Reims advance to the semi finals 7 where they defeated Scottish Hibernian in both legs reaching final undefeated 8 Match EditDetails Edit 13 June 195620 30 CETReal Madrid nbsp 4 3 nbsp ReimsDi Stefano nbsp 14 Rial nbsp 30 79 Marquitos nbsp 67 Report Leblond nbsp 6 Templin nbsp 10 Hidalgo nbsp 62 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 38 239Referee Arthur Edward Ellis England nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Real Madrid nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ReimsGK 1 nbsp Juan AlonsoRB 2 nbsp Angel AtienzaLB 3 nbsp Rafael LesmesRH 4 nbsp Miguel Munoz c CH 5 nbsp MarquitosLH 6 nbsp Jose Maria ZarragaOR 7 nbsp JoseitoIR 8 nbsp Ramon MarsalCF 9 nbsp a Alfredo Di StefanoIL 10 nbsp Hector RialOL 11 nbsp Paco GentoManager nbsp Jose Villalonga nbsp GK 1 nbsp Rene Jean JacquetRB 2 nbsp Simon ZimnyLB 3 nbsp Raoul GiraudoRH 4 nbsp Michel LeblondCH 5 nbsp Robert Jonquet c LH 6 nbsp Robert SiatkaOR 7 nbsp Michel HidalgoIR 8 nbsp Leon GlowackiCF 9 nbsp Raymond KopaIL 10 nbsp Rene BliardOL 11 nbsp Jean TemplinManager nbsp Albert BatteuxAssistant referees J Parkinson England Tommy Cooper England See also Edit1955 56 European Cup 1959 European Cup final contested between same teams Real Madrid CF in international football competitionsNotes Edit Di Stefano 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 9 10 References Edit Real Madrid Servette 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 21 November 2019 Real Madrid Partizan 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 21 November 2019 Partizan Real Madrid UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 Milan Real Madrid UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 AGF Reims 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 Reims MTK 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 MTK Reims 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 Hibernian Reims 1955 56 UEFA Retrieved 23 August 2023 Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de Espana con mas partidos 5 September 2016 Alfredo di Stefano A god of the stadium Inside UEFA 7 July 2014 External links EditEuropean Cup 1955 56 from UEFA European Cup 1955 56 from RSSSF European Champion Clubs Cup History PDF UEFA p 164 Retrieved 25 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 European Cup final amp oldid 1181989490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
