The 37th anniversary of Real Madrid’s first UEFA Cup – Real Madrid CF

NEWS STORY. 22/05/2022

Today marks 37 years sinceReal Madrid lifted their first everUEFA Cup. On 22 May 1985, our team got their hands on the trophy at theSantiago Bernabu when they beat Hungarian side Videoton. In the first leg, the madridistas set themselves well on the way to the title with a 3-0 win thanks to goals forMchel, Santillana andValdano. The result was enough to see them lift the cup despite a 1-0 loss in the second leg.

On their way to the final, Madridknocked out Wacker Innsbruck, Rijeka, Anderlecht, Tottenham and Inter Milan. It was a historic campaign which included three unforgettable Santiago Bernabu comebacks. The first was a 3-0 win over Rijeka following a 3-1 loss in the opening leg. The second was even more impressive, having fallen to a 3-0 loss to Anderlecht, our boys produced a remarkable 6-1 win in the return fixture. The last, in the semi-finals, saw the team eliminate Inter (3-0) despite having lost 2-0 in Milan. On an individual level,Santillanawas the team's leading scorer, with 5.

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 ngel, Chendo, Camacho, Sanchs, San Jos, Mchel, Gallego, Stielike, Valdano, Butragueo (Juanito, 80) and Santillana (Salguero, 86).

Goals:0-1(min. 32):Mchel.0-2(min. 77):Santillana.0-3(min. 89):Valdano.

SECOND LEG (22/5/1985)0-Real Madrid:Miguel ngel, Chendo, Camacho, Sanchs, San Jos, Mchel, Gallego, Stielike, Valdano (Juanito, 58), Butragueo and Santillana (Salguero, 86).1-Videoton:P. Distzl, Vegh, Csuhay, L. Distzl, Horvath, Burcsa, Csongradi (Wittmann, 58), Vadasz, Majer, Szabo and Novath (Palkovics, 52).

Goals:0-1(min. 87):Majer.

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