70 years since the first European Cup

On June 13, 1956, Real Madrid inaugurated the history of the European Cup after a historic match against Stade de Reims. The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted an exciting final, in which the French team took an early 0-2 lead. Di Stéfano and Rial leveled the score before halftime, but in the 62nd minute, Hidalgo scored again for Stade de Reims. Our team began its European legend with a comeback in the final stretch, thanks to goals from Marquitos and Rial, who scored a brace.

In this first edition, Real Madrid debuted in the European Cup against Servette on September 8, 1955, in Geneva. Miguel Muñoz scored Real Madrid's first goal in the tournament during that 0-2 victory. The opponents in the subsequent rounds were Partizan and Milan. Seventy years after that final, Real Madrid stands as the best club in the history of the European Cup with 15 titles. 

LINEUP:
4-Real Madrid: Alonso, Atienza II, Marquitos, Lesmes II, Muñoz, Zárraga, Joseíto, Marsal, Di Stéfano, Rial, and Gento.
3-Stade de Reims: Jacquet, Zimny, Jonquet, Giraudo, Leblond, Siatka, Hidalgo, Glovacki, Kopa, Bliard, and Templin.

Goals:
0-1 (min. 6): Leblond.
0-2 (min. 10): Templin.
1-2 (min. 14): Di Stéfano.
2-2 (min. 30): Rial.
2-3 (min. 62): Hidalgo.
3-3 (min. 67): Marquitos.
4-3 (min. 79): Rial.

Referee: Arthur Ellis (England).
Stadium: Parc des Princes (Paris).

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