1958 European Cup final

The 1958 European Cup final was a football match which took place at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, on 28 May 1958. It was contested by Real Madrid of Spain and Milan of Italy. Real Madrid won 3–2 after extra time to claim their third European Cup in a row.

1958 European Cup final

Match programme cover
Event	1957–58 European Cup
Real Madrid Milan 3 2
After extra time
Date	28 May 1958
Venue	Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Referee	Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
Attendance	67,000
← 1957 1959 →

After the match, the Real Madrid players were presented with their winners' medals by a 23-year-old King Albert II of Belgium.^[1]

Route to the final

Real Madrid				Round	Milan
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Prelim. round	Rapid Wien	6–6 (Replay: 4–2)	4–1 (H)	2–5 (A)
Antwerp	8–1	2–1 (A)	6–0 (H)	First round	Rangers	6–1	4–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
Sevilla	10–2	8–0 (H)	2–2 (A)	Quarter-finals	Borussia Dortmund	5–2	1–1 (A)	4–1 (H)
Vasas SC	4–2	4–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Manchester United	5–2	1–2 (A)	4–0 (H)

Match

Details

Real Madrid	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Milan
Di Stéfano 74' Rial 79' Gento 107'	Report	Schiaffino 59' Grillo 77'

28 May 1958

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 67,000

Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

Real Madrid

Milan

GK 1 Juan Alonso (c) RB 2 Ángel Atienza LB 3 Rafael Lesmes RH 4 Juan Santisteban CB 5 [a] José Santamaría LH 6 José María Zárraga IR 7 Joseíto OR 8 Raymond Kopa CF 9 [b] Alfredo Di Stéfano IL 10 Héctor Rial OL 11 Paco Gento Manager: Luis Carniglia

GK 1 Narciso Soldan RB 2 Alfio Fontana LB 3 Eros Beraldo RH 4 Mario Bergamaschi CB 5 Cesare Maldini LH 6 Luigi Radice OR 7 Giancarlo Danova IR 8 Nils Liedholm (c) IL 9 [c] Juan Alberto Schiaffino CF 10 Ernesto Grillo OL 11 Ernesto Cucchiaroni Manager: Giuseppe Viani

Match statistics

	Real Madrid	Milan
Goals scored	3	2
Total shots	20	17
Shots on target	14	10
Ball possession	75%	25%
Corner kicks	4	3
Fouls committed	5	8
Offsides	1	4
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

See also

• 1957–58 European Cup
• AC Milan in European football
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

Notes

1. Santamaría, who represented his native Uruguay from 1952 to 1957, later switched to representing Spain internationally. However, his first cap for Spain would not come until October 1958, five months after this match was played.^[2]
2. Di Stéfano, a native Argentine, had represented both Argentina and Colombia earlier in his international career; however, he became a naturalised citizen of Spain in 1956, and began playing for the Spain national team in 1957.^[3][4]
3. Though more famous as a Uruguay international, the Uruguayan-born Schiaffino was capped by Italy on four occasions, beginning in 1954 (after the conclusion of that year's World Cup)^[5] and lasting until 1958.