The 1960 European Cup final was the fifth final in the history of the European Cup, and was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany.[2] Real won 7–3 in front of a crowd of over 127,000 people at Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium, still the highest attendance for a European Cup final. There were an estimated 70 million television viewers around Europe. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played,[3] it also remains the highest-scoring final in the history of the competition.[4]
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| Event | 1959–60 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 May 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Jack Mowat (Scotland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 127,621[1] | ||||||
Frankfurt reached the final through an impressive 12–4 aggregate victory over Scottish champions Rangers, whereas Madrid overcame their bitter rivals Barcelona 6–2 over two legs.[5]
The match was initially in doubt as the German Football Association had banned their clubs from taking part in matches with any team containing Ferenc Puskás after the Hungarian had alleged the West German team had used drugs in 1954. Puskás had to make a formal written apology before the match could take place.[6]
Puskás and Di Stefano were two of only three players to have scored a hat-trick in a European Cup final, with Puskás being the only one to ever score four goals. The other was Pierino Prati for Milan in their 4–1 victory over Ajax in 1969. Puskás repeated the feat in 1962 but ended up losing to holders Benfica.
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12–2 | 7–0 (H) | 5–2 (A) | First round |  Young Boys
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5–2 | 4–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
 Nice
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6–3 | 2–3 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Wiener Sport-Club
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3–2 | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
| Barcelona
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6–2 | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Semi-finals |  Rangers
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12–4 | 6–1 (H) | 6–3 (A) |
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| Real Madrid | 7–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Although Santamaría had amassed 20 caps for his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, he had been representing Spain in international play since 1958.[7]
- ^ Di 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 Spanish national team in 1957.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ Lowe, Sid (18 May 2020). "'We marked an era' – 60 years on from when Real won 7–3 at Hampden". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Keating, Frank (15 May 2002). "Hampden dazzled by white magic". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "The greatest matches of all time". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "On this day in 1960, our fifth European Cup was won". Real Madrid CF. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "1959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Hesse-Lichtenburger, Ulrich (2003). Tor! The Story of German Football. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-9540134-5-5.
- ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Los 11 jugadores nacidos fuera de España con más partidos". 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Alfredo di Stéfano: A god of the stadium | Inside UEFA". 7 July 2014.
External links edit
- European Cup 1959/60 from UEFA
- European Cup 1959/60 from RSSSF
- "European Champion Clubs' Cup – History" (PDF). UEFA. p. 165. Retrieved 26 May 2011.