The 1957–58 season was

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's 55th season in existence and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season saw Real Madrid win the continental double, clinching the European Cup for the third time in a row, and get agonizingly close to clinching its first ever

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, only to be defeated by

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in the Copa del Generalísimo final.

Summary

The club signed 1955–56 French league champion manager

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as its new head coach. New arrivals for the team were goalkeeper

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, a champion with Argentina at the 1957 Copa América, and from

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Uruguayan defender

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, who played at the

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and brought attention due to his style of play. These two signings were crucial to boost the defense of the team with an impressive 26 goals conceded during 30 matches in the Spanish league, helping also the offensive line wherein Alfredo Di Stéfano and his 19 goals clinched another league top scorer trophy, this time tied with

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(Real Valladolid) and

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(Valencia) . The team, with an excellent balance in defense and offense, won its sixth Spanish league title, finishing 3 points above

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despite a bad row of results during the winter. Also, the squad clinched its third consecutive

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defeating

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3–2 after extra time at Heysel. After clinching the two trophies, Madrid's attention turned to the

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with hopes of becoming the first team in the world to clinch the

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was defeated convincingly to set up the

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against

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at the Bernabéu. Playing at home in front of 100,000 spectators with the treble on the line, Madrid were shut down by Athletic, losing 0–2. Real Madrid continued its unlucky run of losing Copa finals. As of 2022, the club has never won a treble, with its next closest attempt coming four years later.

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Position by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

European Cup

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

References

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