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1959 European Cup final

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1959 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1958–59 European Cup
Date3 June 1959
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeAlbert Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance72,000
1958
1960

The 1959 European Cup final was the fourth final in the pan-European football competition, the European Cup, now known as the UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Stade de Reims of France. It was played at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart on 3 June 1959 in front of 80,000 people. The match finished 2–0 to Real Madrid, winning their fourth European Cup in a row and beating Reims in final for the second time in four years, following the 1956 final. Real Madrid dominated the match, with goals scored by Enrique Mateos and Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Route to the final

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Spain Real Madrid Round France Reims
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Prelim. round Northern Ireland Ards 10–3 4–1 (A) 6–2 (H)
Turkey Beşiktaş 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) First round Finland HPS 7–0 4–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Austria Wiener Sport-Club 7–1 0–0 (A) 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals Belgium Standard Liège 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 2–2
(Replay: 2–1)
2–1 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Switzerland Young Boys 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid Spain2–0France Reims
Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Real Madrid
Reims
GK 1 Argentina Rogelio Domínguez
RB 2 Spain Marquitos
CB 3 Spain[a] José Santamaría
LB 4 Spain José María Zárraga (c)
RH 5 Spain Juan Santisteban
LH 6 Spain Antonio Ruiz
OR 7 France Raymond Kopa
IR 8 Spain Enrique Mateos
CF 9 Spain[b] Alfredo Di Stéfano
IL 10 Spain Héctor Rial
OL 11 Spain Paco Gento
Manager:
Argentina Luis Carniglia

GK 1 France Dominique Colonna
RB 2 France Bruno Rodzik
CB 3 France Robert Jonquet (c)
LB 4 France Raoul Giraudo
RH 5 France Armand Penverne
LH 6 France Michel Leblond
OR 7 France Robert Lamartine
IR 8 France René Bliard
CF 9 France Just Fontaine
IL 10 France Roger Piantoni
OL 11 France Jean Vincent
Manager:
France Albert Batteux

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957 and he represented Spain in international play since 1958.[1]
  2. ^ Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career. He became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national football team in 1957.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
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