1956 European Cup final
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| Event | 1955–56 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 13 June 1956 | ||||||
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
| Referee | Arthur Edward Ellis (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,239 | ||||||
The 1956 European Cup Final was the final match of the 1955–56 European Cup. It was played on 28 May 1958 at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. In the final, Spanish side Real Madrid beat French side Stade de Reims 4–3 to win the first ever European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League).
Route to the final
[change | change source]| Real Madrid | Round | Reims | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Servette |
7–0 | 2–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) | First round |  AGF Aarhus |
4–2 | 2–0 (A) | 2–2 (H) |
 Partizan |
4–3 | 4–0 (H) | 0–3 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Vörös Lobogó |
8–6 | 4–2 (H) | 4–4 (A) |
 Milan |
5–4 | 4–2 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals |  Hibernian |
3–0 | 2–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
Match
[change | change source]Details
[change | change source]Real Madrid  | 4–3 |  Reims |
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    Reims
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Related pages
[change | change source]- 1955–56 European Cup
- 1959 European Cup final – another European Cup final between the same teams
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
Other websites
[change | change source]- 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.