Real Madrid

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Juan Jose Lopez Soto / Translation by Manuel Arcedillo

The Whites seemed unconquerable right from the start. They won their nine first games and defeated four of the main title contenders (Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad) by one goal difference.

Miguel Muñoz’s men kept up their good form at the start of the second leg. By Matchday 22, the gap between the first and second spots on the table was almost insurmountable and the squad was motivated to end the season as undefeated champions. Their opponents were aware of this and vied for the honour of being the first to beat the Whites. What Barcelona, Atletico Madrid or Las Palmas couldn’t achieve was attained by Elche, a mid-table team. Curro made good use of a defensive error from De Felipe and inflicted the first and only defeat Real Madrid would suffer in the campaign.

The season ended with three consecutive victories against Zaragoza, Malaga and Las Palmas. Real Madrid had reached the top spot of the table after their third game and would remain as leaders for the rest of the season. They tallied 18 victories, 11 draws and just one defeat. Las Palmas, in second place, ended nine points behind. Real Madrid was the top-scoring team (46 strikes).

SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Betancort, Miguel Angel, Junquera.
Defenders: Calpe, De Felipe, Gonzalez, Babiloni, Miera, Sanchis, Jose Luis, Zunzunegui.
Midfielders: Pirri, Zoco, Velazquez, Grande.
Forwards: Grosso, Amancio, Manolin Bueno, Veloso, De Diego, Gento, Ortega, Miguel Perez, Ruiz, Vidal.
Coach: Miguel Muñoz.