1956 European Cup final

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
Real MadridRoundReimsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Servette7–02–0 (A)5–0 (H)First round AGF Aarhus4–22–0 (A)2–2 (H) Partizan4–34–0 (H)0–3 (A)Quarter-finals Vörös Lobogó8–64–2 (H)4–4 (A) Milan5–44–2 (H)1–2 (A)Semi-finals Hibernian3–02–0 (H)1–0 (A)

Match

Details

 GK 1  Juan AlonsoRB 2  Ángel AtienzaLB 3  Rafael LesmesRH 4  Miguel Muñoz (c)CH 5  MarquitosLH 6  José María ZárragaOR 7  Joseíto IR 8  Ramón MarsalCF 9   Alfredo Di StéfanoIL 10 Héctor Rial OL 11 Francisco GentoManager: José Villalonga300px GK 1  René-Jean JacquetRB 2  Simon ZimnyLB 3  Raoul GiraudoRH 4  Michel LeblondCH 5  Robert Jonquet (c)LH 6  Robert SiatkaOR 7  Michel Hidalgo IR 8  Léon GlowackiCF 9  Raymond KopaIL 10 René BliardOL 11 Jean Templin Manager: Albert Batteux

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

 Related pages 
1955–56 European Cup
1959 European Cup final – another European Cup final between the same teams

Notes

References

 Other websites 
European Cup 1955/56 from UEFA
European Cup 1955/56 from RSSSF

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Category:UEFA Champions League finals