1970–71 Real Madrid CF season

The 1970–71 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 68th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF

1970–71 season
President	Santiago Bernabéu
Head coach	Miguel Muñoz
Stadium	Santiago Bernabeu
La Liga	4th (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Generalísimo	Round of 32
European Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Pirri (13) All: Pirri (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Summary

The club finished in a disappointing fourth place, two points below Champion Valencia CF coached by former Real Madrid' star Alfredo Di Stéfano.^[1]

In 1971 Copa del Generalísimo the squad as Defending Champion was early eliminated in Round of 32 by Deportivo La Coruña on away goals.^[2]

It was the club's first absence in the European Cup. The team played the 7th final in Europe, a record at the time,^[3] first a draw 1–1 after extra time,^[4] and then, lost the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final trophy against Chelsea F.C. 1–2 in the replay in Piraeus^[5] closing the first trophy-less season since the 1952–53 campaign. After 18 years as club player, clinching 12 league titles, 2 Copa del Generalísimo and 6 European Cups Francisco Gento is retired at the end of this season.^[6]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Borja — DF  ESP Ignacio Zoco — DF  ESP Goyo Benito — DF  ESP Manuel Sanchís — DF  ESP José Luis — MF  ESP Manuel Velázquez — MF  ESP Pirri — FW  ESP Amancio Amaro — FW  PAR Fleitas — FW  ARG Miguel Pérez — FW  ESP Manuel Bueno

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Andrés Junquera — DF  ESP Antonio Calpe — DF  ESP Pedro de Felipe — FW  ESP Ramón Grosso — FW  ESP Francisco Gento — GK  ESP Antonio Betancort — DF  ESP Fernando Zunzunegui — MF  ESP Grande — DF  ESP Babiloni — MF  ESP Ortuño — GK  ESP Miguel Ángel — MF  ESP Planelles — FW  ESP Rafael Marañón — DF  ARG Touriño — MF  ESP De la Fuente

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Touriño	Quilmes
FW	Rafael Marañón	Real Gijón	–
DF	De La Fuente	Real Gijón	–
MF	Chato González	Real Murcia	–
FW	Jimenez	UD Salamanca	–
MF	Fermín	UD Salamanca	–

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Babiloni	Castellón	–
FW	Rafael de Diego	CE Sabadell CF	–
MF	Vidal	CE Sabadell CF	–
MF	Ramón Tejada	Granada CF	–
GK	Andrés Mendieta	Castellón	–

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1970–71 La Liga

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D
Position	1	9	5	5	5	4	5	7	8	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1971-72 European Cup;   = 1971-72 UEFA Cup;   = 1971-72 Segunda Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Barcelona	30	19	5	6	50	22	+28	43	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Atlético Madrid	30	17	8	5	51	20	+31	42	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Madrid	30	17	7	6	46	24	+22	41
5	Atlético Bilbao	30	14	7	9	40	31	+9	35
6	Celta Vigo	30	15	5	10	37	32	+5	35

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Matches

Real Madrid v Valencia CF

12 September 1970 1	Real Madrid	2–0	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Pirri 4' Pirri 65'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Pedro Ilordi

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid

20 September 1970 2	Sevilla CF	3–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Acosta 1' Berruso 57 ' Costas 84 '	Report	30' Grande	Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Fernando Tejerina

Real Madrid v Granada CF

26 September 1970 3	Real Madrid	3–2	Granada CF	Madrid
	Velazquez 22' Amancio 47' Pirri 80'	Report	Lasa 43' Barrios 77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jose Paes

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

18 October 1970 4	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Mariano Iglesias

Real Madrid v Real Gijón

11 October 1970 5	Real Madrid	1–1	Real Gijón	Madrid
	Amancio 60'	Report	26' Valdes	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Pelayo Sacristobal

CD Málaga v Real Madrid

19 October 1970 6	CD Málaga	0–2	Real Madrid	Málaga
		Report	15' Amancio 60' Bueno	Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Referee: Jaime Fortuny

Real Madrid v CF Barcelona

26 October 1970 7	Real Madrid	0–1	CF Barcelona	Madrid
		Report	28' Sabalsa	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Angel Martinez

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

1 November 1970 8	Atlético Madrid	2–2	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Adelardo 87 ' Garate 89 '	Report	9' Bueno 33' Bueno	Stadium: Manzanares Referee: Antonio Rios

Real Madrid v Atletico de Bilbao

15 November 1970 9	Real Madrid	1–2	Atletico de Bilbao	Madrid
	Fleitas 54'	Report	55' Clemente 88' Argotia	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jaime Fortuny

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid

22 November 1970 10	Real Zaragoza	0–5	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
		Report	23' Perez 53' Perez 34' Zunzunegui 51' Pirri 89' (pen.) Pirri	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Mariano Iglesias

Real Madrid v Celta de Vigo

29 November 1970 11	Real Madrid	4–0	Celta de Vigo	Madrid
	Bueno 3' Fleitas 5' Bueno 20' Zunzunegi 45'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jose Capelastegui

CE Sabadell CF v Real Madrid

6 December 1970 12	CE Sabadell CF	1–1	Real Madrid	Sabadell
	De Diego 23'	Report	60' Pirri	Stadium: Nova Creu Alta Referee: Jose Mendibil

Real Madrid v Elche CF

13 December 1970 13	Real Madrid	1–1	Elche CF	Madrid
	Zunzunegi 84 '	Report	28' Lescano	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Luis Diaz

Español v Real Madrid

14 December 1970 14	Español	0–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report	22' Perez	Stadium: Sarria Referee: Antonio Rios

Real Madrid v UD Las Palmas

27 December 1970 15	Real Madrid	4–2	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
	Bueno 4 ' Fleitas 55' Fleitas 68 ' Perez 60 '	Report	32' Hermann 63' Gilberto	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Pelayo Sancristobal

Valencia CF v Real Madrid

3 January 1971 16	Valencia CF	1–0	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Form 31 '	Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Angel Martinez

Real Madrid v Sevilla CF

10 January 1971 17	Real Madrid	4–0	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Pirri 42 ' Amancio 47 ' Fleitas 49 ' LeBron 68' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jose Paes

Granada CF v Real Madrid

17 January 1971 18	Granada CF	2–0	Real Madrid	Granada
	Lasa 16 ' Vicente 56 '	Report		Stadium: Los Carmenes Referee: Alberto Alvarez

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

24 January 1971 19	Real Madrid	1–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Sanchis 58 '	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Jose Antinolo

Real Gijón v Real Madrid

31 January 1971 20	Real Gijón	0–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
		Report	10' Pirri	Stadium: Estadio El Molinón Referee: Jose Capelastegui

Real Madrid v CD Málaga

7 February 1971 21	Real Madrid	2–2	CD Málaga	Madrid
	Martinez 10' (o.g.) Pirri 17' (pen.)	Report	24' Migueli 89' Conejo	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Francisco Sanchis

CF Barcelona v Real Madrid

14 February 1971 22	CF Barcelona	0–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report	67' Grande	Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona Referee: Mariano Iglesias

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

28 February 1971 23	Real Madrid	1–0	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
	Pirri 9'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Pedro Elordi

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

7 March 1971 24	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
		Report	58' Grande	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Jaime Fortuny

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

14 March 1971 25	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Amancio 20 ' Pirri 34 '	Report	77' (o.g.) Benito	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Antinolo

Celta de Vigo v Real Madrid

21 March 1971 26	Celta de Vigo	2–0	Real Madrid	Vigo
	Jimenez 70' Castro 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Francisco Sanchis

Real Madrid v CE Sabadell CF

28 March 1971 27	Real Madrid	3–1	CE Sabadell CF	Madrid
	Amancio 32' Pirri 51' Bueno 63'	Report	80' Pini	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Juan Elizondo

Elche CF v Real Madrid

4 April 1971 28	Elche CF	0–1	Real Madrid	Elche
		Report	78' Fleitas	Stadium: Campo Altabix Referee: Pedro Elordi

Real Madrid v Español

12 April 1971 29	Real Madrid	1–0	Español	Madrid
	Pirri 78'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Luis Diaz

UD Las Palmas v Real Madrid

18 April 1971 30	UD Las Palmas	0–0	Real Madrid	Las Palmas
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Jose Capelastegui

Copa del Generalísimo

Main article: 1971 Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 32

Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña

24 April 1971	Real Madrid	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
	Pirri 42'	Report	59' Sertukha	Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Juan Elizondo

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid

2 May 1971	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0 (1a-1 agg.)	Real Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Mariano Iglesias

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup

Final

Main article: 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Chelsea v Real Madrid

19 May 1971	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Madrid	Piraeus
	Osgood 56'	Report	Zoco 90'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer

Chelsea v Real Madrid

21 May 1971	Chelsea	2–1	Real Madrid	Piraeus
	Dempsey 33' Osgood 39'	Report	Fleitas 75'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Anton Bucheli

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera Division[7]		Copa		Cup Winners' Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Borja	25	-20	17+1	-14	2	-1	5	-5
	DF	ESP	José Luis	28	0	21	0	0	0	6+1	0
	DF	ESP	Zoco	36	2	27	0	1	0	8	2
	DF	ESP	Goyo Benito	39	0	27	0	2	0	10	0
	DF	ESP	Sanchis	31	1	19+2	1	2	0	8	0
	MF	ESP	Pirri	41	16	29	13	2	1	10	2
	MF	ESP	Grande	32	4	18+2	3	1+1	0	8+2	1
	MF	ESP	Velazquez	38	2	23+3	1	2	0	10	1
	FW	ESP	Amancio	30	6	19	6	2	0	9	0
	FW	PAR	Fleitas	34	8	17+8	6	2	0	2+5	2
	FW	ARG	Pérez	25	4	19+1	4	0	0	3+2	0
	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel	10	-7	7	-6	0	0	3	-1
	DF	ESP	De Felipe	13	0	6+4	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Zunzunegui	24	3	15+1	3	2	0	6	0
	FW	ESP	Bueno	25	8	17+3	7	0	0	3+2	1
	DF	ESP	Marañon	14	1	4+7	0	0	0	2+1	1
	FW	ESP	Grosso	21	0	12+1	0	1+1	0	6	0
	GK	ESP	Junquera	6	-2	4	-2	0	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Calpe	2	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Gento	15	0	7	0	2	0	5+1	0
	GK	ESP	Betancort	4	-2	2+1	-2	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ESP	Babiloni	6	0	6	0
	DF	ESP	Ortuño	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ESP	Planelles	11	3	7+2	0	0	0	2	3
	DF	ARG	Touriño	9	0	9	0
	MF	ESP	De la Fuente	2	0	1+1	0

• Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1970-712.html

References

1. "The Dilemma of Real Madrid in 1971" (PDF). as.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. "Copa del Generalísimo 1971". linguasport.com.
3. "The Emperors of Athens". thesefootballtimes.co.
4. "Ole, Ole Chelsea". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
5. "Real Shock for Chelsea". mirrorfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
6. "Gento". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
7. "Real Madrid temporada 1970–71". bdfutbol.com.

External links

• BDFútbol