Today marks 40 years since the first UEFA Cup win
Real Madrid beat Hungarian side Videoton on 22 May 1985 in the second leg of the final.
On this day 40 years ago, Real Madrid won its first ever UEFA Cup. On 22 May 1985, our team lifted the trophy at The Santiago Bernabéu with a win over Hungarian side Videoton. In the first leg, the Madridistas got the final on track with a 3-0 win thanks to goals from Míchel, Santillana and Valdano. This proved enough to win the trophy despite losing the return leg 1-0.
On the way to the final, Madrid knocked out Wacker Innsbruck, Rijeka, Anderlecht, Tottenham and Inter Milan. It was a historic competition that saw three unforgettable comebacks at the Santiago Bernabéu. The first was a 3-0 win over Rijeka after a 3-1 first-leg defeat. The second was even more spectacular, turning around a 3-0 first-leg deficit against Anderlecht with an emphatic 6-1 win. The team then eliminated Inter with a 3-0 victory in the semis, despite the Italians winning 2-0 in Milan. On an individual level, Santillana was the team's top scorer with 5 goals.
FIRST LEG (8/5/1985):
0-Videoton: P. Distzl, Borsanyi, L. Distzl, Csuhay, Horvath, Palkovics, Vegh, Wittmann, Vadasz, Novath (Gyenti, 62’) and Burcsa.
3-Real Madrid: Miguel Ángel, Chendo, Camacho, Sanchís, San José, Míchel, Gallego, Stielike, Valdano, Butragueño (Juanito, 80’) and Santillana (Salguero, 86’).
Goals:
0-1 (min. 32): Míchel.
0-2 (min. 77): Santillana.
0-3 (min. 89): Valdano.
SECOND LEG (22/5/1985):
0-Real Madrid: Miguel Ángel, Chendo, Camacho, Sanchís, San José, Míchel, Gallego, Stielike, Valdano (Juanito, 58’), Butragueño and Santillana (Salguero, 86’).
1-Videoton: P. Distzl, Vegh, Csuhay, L. Distzl, Horvath, Burcsa, Csongradi (Wittmann, 58’), Vadasz, Majer, Szabo and Novath (Palkovics, 52’).
Goal:
0-1 (min. 87): Majer.