1995–96 Real Madrid CF season
The 1995–96 season was the 65th season for Real Madrid C.F. in La Liga. Summary. Real Madrid ended up its most tumultuous and awful domestic season since 1976–77 by finishing in a lowly 6th place. Contrary to the previous nine seasons under the guidance of Leo Beenhakker, John Toshack, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Radomir Antić, Benito Floro, Vicente del Bosque and Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's offense malfunctioned as a root cause of the worst domestic season by massive injuries of key players. In November, Ramón Mendoza resigned as president due to the economic, social and  sporting problems at the club, with successful Real Madrid director Lorenzo Sanz promoted to presidency as a task of Real Madrid's recovery. Three months later, Jorge Valdano was sacked as a consequence of the club's bad league form and an early Copa del Rey exit after being eliminated by Espanyol in the round of 16. Former Deportivo La Coruña manager Arsenio Iglesias took over on 24 January 1996. With Iglesias at the helm, Real Madrid managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Juventus 2–1 on aggregate , and finishing sixth in the league. Still, the club failed to qualify for European competitions for the first time since 1977. Transfers. In. from Real Zaragoza Out. to Club Celaya