1957 European Cup Final

1957 European Cup Final
Event 1956–57 European Cup
Date 30 May 1957
Venue Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee Leo Horn (Netherlands)
Attendance 124,000

The 1957 European Cup Final was a football match which took place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on 30 May 1957. It was contested between Real Madrid of Spain and Fiorentina of Italy. Real Madrid won 2–0 after goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento in the second half.[1] It was the first of four finals (also counting the Champions League era, followed by the 1965, 1984 and 2012 finals) where one of the teams played in its home stadium, and also the first final when the winning team played at their home stadium.

Controversy surrounded Real Madrid's first goal after Dutch referee Leo Horn ignored his linesman signalling that Enrique Mateos was offside before awarding a penalty for a foul on Mateos that appeared to have been committed outside the penalty area.[2]

Route to the final

Spain Real Madrid Round Italy Fiorentina
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Austria Rapid Wien 5–5
(Replay: 2–0)
4–2 (H) 1–3 (A) First round Sweden Norrköping 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
France Nice 6–2 3–0 (H) 3–2 (A) Quarter-finals Switzerland Grasshopper 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
England Manchester United 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)

Match

Details

Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Italy Fiorentina
Di Stéfano  69' (pen.)
Gento  75'
Report
Attendance: 124,000
Real Madrid
Fiorentina
GK1Spain Juan Alonso
DF2Spain Manuel Torres
DF3Spain Rafael Lesmes
DF4Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
DF5Spain Marquitos
MF6Spain José María Zárraga
MF7France Raymond Kopa
MF8Spain Enrique Mateos
MF9Spain Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW10Spain Héctor Rial
FW11Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga Llorente
GK1Italy Giuliano Sarti
DF2Italy Ardico Magnini
DF3Italy Alberto Orzan
DF4Italy Sergio Cervato (c)
DF5Italy Aldo Scaramucci
MF6Italy Armando Segato
MF7Brazil Julinho
MF8Italy Guido Gratton
MF9Italy Giuseppe Virgili
FW10Italy Miguel Montuori
FW11Italy Claudio Bizzarri
Manager:
Italy Fulvio Bernardini


See also

References

  1. European Cup 1956/57 from UEFA
  2. Simpson, Paul; Hesse-Lichtenberger, Uli (October 2005). Sleight, Hugh, ed. "50 Things You Never Knew About... The European Cup". FourFourTwo. Teddington: Haymarket Consumer (134): 101. ISSN 1355-0276.
  3. Originally scheduled for 20:00, Fiorentina requested that kick-off was brought forward as they were not accustomed to playing under artificial lights.
  • European Cup 1956/57 from RSSSF
  • "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 164. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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