1958 European Cup final

June 2017 1958 European Cup final Ecf1958.jpg Match programme cover 1957–58 European Cup Real Madrid ESP 1945 30px 3 Milan ITA 30px 2 After extra time 28 May 1958 Heysel Stadium Brussels Albert Alsteen (Belgium) 67,000 1957 1959 The 1958 European Cup final was a football match played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium on 28 May 1958 as the conclusion to the 1957–58 European Cup. The match was contested by two-time defending champions Real Madrid of Spain, the only previous team to win the competition, and AC Milan of Italy. Despite twice being behind during the match, Real Madrid came from behind to win 3–2 after extra time as they successfully defended their title to lift the trophy for the third consecutive year. After the match, the Real Madrid players were presented with their winners' medals by King Albert II of Belgium. Background Real Madrid had won the first two editions of the European Cup, defeating Stade de Reims 4–3 in the inaugural season in 1956 and Fiorentina 2–0 in 1957.Stokkermans Karel European Champions' Cup/Champions League https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec1.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 10 June 2025 AC Milan had only played in the European Cup once previously, reaching the semi-finals in the inaugural season where they were defeated 5–4 on aggregate by Real Madrid.Ross James M. European Competitions 1955-56 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195556.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 23 September 2021 Route to the final ESP 1945 Real MadridRoundITA MilanOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePrelim. roundAUT Rapid Wien6–6(Replay: 4–2)4–1 (H)2–5 (A)BEL Antwerp8–12–1 (A)6–0 (H)First roundSCO Rangers6–14–1 (A)2–0 (H)ESP 1945 Sevilla10–28–0 (H)2–2 (A)Quarter-finalsFRG Borussia Dortmund5–21–1 (A)4–1 (H)HUN Vasas SC4–24–0 (H)0–2 (A)Semi-finalsENG Manchester United5–21–2 (A)4–0 (H) Real Madrid Real Madrid qualified for the competition as defending champions and they were given a bye in the preliminary round.Ross James M. European Competitions 1956-57 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195657.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 28 March 2007Ross James M. European Competitions 1957-58 https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195758.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 4 June 2015 In the first round, Real Madrid defeated Royal Antwerp of Belgium 2–1 away in the first leg and 6–0 at home in the second leg to advance 8–1 on aggregate. Real Madrid then faced Sevilla of Spain in the quarter-finals. Real Madrid won the first leg at home 8–0 before the teams played out a 2–2 draw in the second leg in Seville as Real Madrid advanced 10–2 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid faced Vasas of Hungary. After winning the first leg 4–0 at home, Real Madrid lost the second leg 2–0 away but advanced to the final 4–2 on aggregate. Milan Milan qualified for the competition as winners of the 1956–57 Serie A.Mariani Maurizio Italy 1956/57 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital57.html RSSSF 16 June 2025 22 April 1999 In the preliminary round, Milan faced Rapid Wien of Austria. After winning the first leg 4–1 at home, Milan lost the second leg 5–2 in Vienna which resulted in a tie, 6–6 on aggregate. As a result, a replay was held at a neutral venue in Zurich, Switzerland which Milan won 4–2 to advance. Milan then played Rangers of Scotland in the first round. Milan won the first leg 4–1 away and the second leg 2–0 at home to advance 6–1 on aggregate. Borussia Dortmund of Germany were Milan's opponents in the quarter-finals. After drawing the first leg 1–1 away, Milan won the second leg 4–1 at home to advance 5–2 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Milan played Manchester United of England. After losing the first leg 2–1 away, Milan won the second leg 4–0 at home to advance to the final 5–2 on aggregate. Match Details 28 May 1958 Real Madrid ESP 1945 3–2 yes https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1957/matches/round=904/match=61284/index.html ITA Milan Di Stéfano 74 Rial 79 Gento 107 Schiaffino 59 Grillo 77 Heysel Stadium, Brussels 67,000 Albert Alsteen (Belgium) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Real Madrid_black_stripes _acmilan58h _black_stripes _redtop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Milan GK 1 ESP 1945 Juan Alonso (c)RB 2 ESP 1945 Ángel AtienzaLB 3 ESP 1945 Rafael LesmesRH 4 ESP 1945 Juan SantistebanCB 5 URU José SantamaríaSantamaría, who represented his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, later switched to representing Spain internationally. However, his first cap for Spain would not come until October 1958, five months after this match was played.https://as.com/futbol/2016/09/05/seleccion/1473063867_226121.html Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos The 11 players born outside of Spain with the most matches es AS Mario De la Riva 16 June 2025 5 September 2016LH 6 ESP 1945 José María ZárragaIR 7 ESP 1945 JoseítoOR 8 FRA 1794 Raymond KopaCF 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 for the Spain national team in 1957.https://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 UEFA 16 June 2025 7 July 2014IL 10ESP 1945 Héctor RialOL 11ESP 1945 Paco GentoManager:ARG Luis Carniglia300px GK 1 ITA Narciso SoldanRB 2 ITA Alfio FontanaLB 3 ITA Eros BeraldoRH 4 ITA Mario BergamaschiCB 5 ITA Cesare MaldiniLH 6 ITA Luigi RadiceOR 7 ITA Giancarlo DanovaIR 8 SWE Nils Liedholm (c)IL 9 ITA Juan Alberto SchiaffinoThough more famous as a Uruguay international, the Uruguayan-born Schiaffino was capped by Italy on four occasions, beginning in 1954 (after the conclusion of that year's World Cup) and lasting until 1958.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/nov/15/guardianobituaries.football Obituary: Juan Schiaffino The Guardian 16 June 2025 15 November 2002 Glanville BrianCF 10ARG Ernesto GrilloOL 11ARG Ernesto CucchiaroniManager:ITA Giuseppe Viani Aftermath King Albert II presented the winning team with their medals.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 See also 1957–58 Real Madrid CF season 1957–58 AC Milan season Real Madrid CF in international football AC Milan in international football Notes References External links European Cup 1957/58 from UEFA European Cup 1957/58 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 1958 Category:1957–58 in Spanish football Category:1957–58 in Italian football Category:1957–58 in Belgian football Category:Real Madrid CF matches Category:AC Milan matches Category:1950s in Brussels Category:Football matches in Brussels Category:Italy–Spain sports relations Category:May 1958 sports events in Europe