65th anniversary of club's first Intercontinental Cup

On 4 September 1960, Real Madrid celebrated their first Intercontinental Cup win over Peñarol of Montevideo. The Whites beat the winners of the Copa Libertadores in that first edition in a two-legged tie. The first leg was played in Uruguay and ended 0-0.

The second leg was at the Bernabéu, where Real Madrid ran out 5-1 winners in front of their home fans. Miguel Muñoz 's men got off to a flying start and struck three goals in the first ten minutes. Puskas, twice, and Di Stéfano, deflecting a shot from the Hungarian, were the first scorers. Herrera and Gento rounded off the scoring.

Nine-time world champions
65 years later, Real Madrid is the club with the most world championship titles. In total, they have nine, the first three and the last one won in the Intercontinental Cup format.

MATCH INFO:
5-Real Madrid: Domínguez, Marquitos, Santamaría, Pachín, Vidal, Zárraga, Herrera, Del Sol, Di Stéfano, Puskas, Gento.
1-Peñarol: Maidana, Pino, William Martínez, Majewski, Salvador, Aguerre, Cubilla, Linazza, Hohberg, Spencer, Borges.
Goals:
1-0 (min. 3): Puskas.
2-0 (min. 4): Di Stéfano.
3-0 (min. 9): Puskas.
4-0 (min. 44): Herrera.
5-0 (min. 51): Gento.
5-1 (min. 66): Spencer.
Referee: Ken Aston (England).