1957 European Cup final

1957 European Cup final 1956–57 European Cup Real Madrid ESP 1945 30px 2 Fiorentina ITA 30px 0 30 May 1957 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid Leo Horn (Netherlands) 124,000Home comforts bring second title for Madrid https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0219-0e8c03643ccd-88d328cc73b3-1000/ UEFA September 2014 Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 1956 1958 The 1957 European Cup final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on 30 May 1957 to determine the winners of the 1956–57 European Cup. 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.European Cup 1956/57 from UEFA 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.Simpson Paul Hesse-Lichtenberger Uli October 2005 50 Things You Never Knew About... The European Cup FourFourTwo 134 101 Teddington Haymarket Consumer Hugh Sleight 1355-0276 By winning the final, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend the European Cup. Route to the final ESP 1945 Real MadridRoundITA FiorentinaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legAUT Rapid Wien5–5(Replay: 2–0)4–2 (H)1–3 (A)First roundSWE IFK Norrköping2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)FRA 1794 Nice6–23–0 (H)3–2 (A)Quarter-finalsSUI Grasshoppers5–33–1 (H)2–2 (A)ENG Manchester United5–33–1 (H)2–2 (A)Semi-finalsYUG Red Star Belgrade1–01–0 (A)0–0 (H) Real Madrid Real Madrid qualified for the 1956–57 European Cup as the competition's defending champions, having beaten Reims 4–3 in the 1956 final at the Parc des Princes in Paris.1955/56: Madrid claim first crown https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0258-0e6a0359223b-d180c4119f8e-1000--1955-56-madrid-claim-first-crown/ UEFA 13 June 1956 Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 As the title holders, they were given a bye directly to the first round, where they were drawn against Austrian champions Rapid Wien. Two goals each from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ramón Marsal gave them a 4–2 win in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.1956/57, First round, 1st leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68400--real-madrid-vs-rapid-wien/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 In the second leg, Ernst Happel scored a hat-trick to put Rapid 3–0 ahead, but a Di Stéfano goal made the score 3–1.1956/57, First round, 2nd leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68401--rapid-wien-vs-real-madrid/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 The game finished 5–5 on aggregate. As the away goals rule was not implemented until 1965, a play-off took place at the Bernabéu, where goals from Joseíto and Raymond Kopa gave Madrid a 2–0.1956/57, First round https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68409--real-madrid-vs-rapid-wien/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 The quarter-finals saw Real take on French champions Nice. A Joseíto goal and two from Enrique Mateos gave Madrid a 3–0 win at home. In the away tie, Jacques Foix pulled a goal back for Nice, but another goal from Joseíto and two by Di Stéfano secured Madrid's victory; a late penalty by Nice's Ferry meant the tie finished 6–2 on aggregate.1956/57, Quarter-finals, 2nd leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61212--nice-vs-real-madrid/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 Manchester United were Real's opponents in the semi-finals. Goals from Héctor Rial and Di Stéfano put Madrid 2–0 up just after the hour mark; Manchester United pulled a goal back through Tommy Taylor, but Mateos' goal a minute later cancelled it out. Kopa and Rial each scored in the first half in the second leg at Old Trafford, which practically put the tie beyond doubt, though Taylor and Bobby Charlton scored in the second half to reduce the aggregate score to 5–3. That result sent Real Madrid through to their second straight European Cup final.1956/57, Semi-finals, 2nd leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61218--man-united-vs-real-madrid/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 Fiorentina Fiorentina qualified after winning the 1955–56 Serie A. They were placed into the South-Central Europe group for the preliminary round draw, but were not among the first four teams drawn and received a bye to the first round. There they faced IFK Norrköping of Sweden, who had also received a bye. In the first leg at Stadio Artemio Franchi, they fell behind to an early goal by Harry Bild, but Claudio Bizzarri it equalised shortly afterwards and the match finished 1–1. In the second leg, Giuseppe Virgili scored the only goal of the game to give Fiorentina a 2–1 win on aggregate.1956/57, First round, 2nd leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/68405--norrkoping-vs-fiorentina/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 In the quarter-finals against Grasshoppers of Switzerland, Fiorentina jumped out to a 3–0 lead early in the first leg thanks to goals from Armando Segato and Romano Taccola (2), but Robert Ballaman pulled one back for the visitors. Julinho extended Fiorentina's aggregate lead early in the second leg, only for Ballaman to again reduce the Swiss side's deficit; nevertheless, Miguel Montuori scored Fiorentina's fifth goal of the tie, rendering Branislav Vukosavljević's late goal mere consolation in a 5–3 aggregate scoreline.1956/57, Quarter-finals, 2nd leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61210--grasshoppers-vs-fiorentina/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia were Fiorentina's opponents in the semi-finals. The first leg was played in Belgrade and went goalless until two minutes from the end, when Maurilio Prini scored for the Italians.1956/57, Semi-finals, 1st leg https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61215--crvena-zvezda-vs-fiorentina/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 8 April 2020 The second leg went goalless, and Fiorentina won the tie to become the first Italian side to reach the European Cup final. Match The final was held at the Santiago Bernabéu on 30 May 1957. Leo Horn of the Netherlands refereed the game. A penalty from Di Stéfano and a goal from Gento gave Madrid a 2–0 victory and retention of the title. This was their second European Cup victory in as many years. Details 30 May 1957 17:30 CETOriginally scheduled for 20:00, Fiorentina requested that kick-off was brought forward as they were not accustomed to playing under artificial lights.  Real Madrid ESP 1945 2–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1956/matches/round=899/match=61219/index.html  ITA Fiorentina Di Stéfano 69 pen. Gento 75 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 124,000 Leo Horn (Netherlands) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Real Madrid _whitetop 3128CE 3128CE 3128CE 3128CE 3128CE Fiorentina GK 1 ESP 1945 Juan AlonsoRB 2 ESP 1945 Manuel TorresCH 5 ESP 1945 MarquitosLB 3 ESP 1945 Rafael LesmesRH 4 ESP 1945 Miguel Muñoz (c) LH 6 ESP 1945 José María ZárragaOR 7 FRA 1794 Raymond Kopa IR 8 ESP 1945 Enrique MateosCF 9 ESP 1945 Alfredo Di StéfanoDi Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career; however, he became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing in the Spain national team in 1957.https://as.com/futbol/2016/09/05/seleccion/1473063867_226121.html Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos 5 September 2016https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0253-0d7f8b12f361-f46f6e44b73e-1000--alfredo-di-stefano-a-god-of-the-stadium/ Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium 7 July 2014IL 10ESP 1945 Héctor Rial OL 11ESP 1945 Paco GentoManager:ESP 1945 José Villalonga300px GK 1 ITA Giuliano SartiRB 2 ITA Ardico MagniniLB 3 ITA Sergio Cervato (c)RH 4 ITA Aldo Scaramucci itCH 5 ITA Alberto OrzanLH 6 ITA Armando SegatoOR 7 BRA 1889 JulinhoIR 8 ITA Guido GrattonCF 9 ITA Giuseppe VirgiliIL 10ITA Miguel MontuoriOL 11ITA Claudio Bizzarri itManager:ITA Fulvio Bernardini See also 1956–57 Real Madrid CF season ACF Fiorentina in European football Real Madrid CF in international football Notes References External links European Cup 1956/57 from RSSSF https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/53/55/84/1535584_DOWNLOAD.pdf European Champion Clubs' Cup – History UEFA 164 25 May 2011 Final European Euro European Cup Final 1957 European Cup Final 1957 Category:UEFA Champions League finals Category:Football matches in Spain Category:May 1957 sports events in Europe Category:1950s in Madrid Category:Football competitions in Madrid 1957