The 1958 European Cup Final was a
football
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match which took place at
Heysel Stadium
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in
Brussels
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, Belgium on 28 May 1958. It was contested by
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
of Spain and
Milan
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of Italy. Real Madrid won 3–2 after
extra time
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to claim their third
European Cup
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in a row.
After the match, the Real Madrid players were presented with their winners' medals by a 23-year-old
Albert II of Belgium
, house = Belgium
, father = Leopold III of Belgium
, mother = Astrid of Sweden
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, birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
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.
Route to the final
Match
Details
Match statistics
See also
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1957–58 European Cup
The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madri ...
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A.C. Milan in European football
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Real Madrid CF in international football competitions
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Notes
References
External links
European Cup 1957/58 from UEFA*
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