65 years since winning the 7th League
On March 12, 1961, Real Madrid secured the title five matchdays before the end of the championship.
It has been 65 years since Real Madrid won their seventh League title in football. On March 12, 1961, the team mathematically secured the title with five matchdays remaining in the championship. The madridistas defeated Mallorca (3-0) with a brace from Del Sol and a goal from Canario.
That edition concluded with Real Madrid comfortably in first place, amassing 52 points. They were followed by Atlético de Madrid, with 40. Puskas, with 27 goals, was the championship's top scorer (Pichichi), and goalkeeper Vicente won the Zamora Trophy. The madridista squad was managed by Miguel Muñoz, who achieved the first of the five consecutive League titles the team would win. At the beginning of that season, they also won the Intercontinental Cup.
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