The 1967–68 season is
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
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's
65th season in existence and the club's
36th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary
The club won its 13th League title ever and second in a row after recovered the number one spot from
Atlético Madrid
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on round 16, the team clinched the trophy three points above runners-up
CF Barcelona
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Founded in 1899 by ...
. In the
Copa del Generalísimo
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, the team reached the
Final
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with a chance to secure the
domestic double
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. There, Real faced Barcelona, losing 0–1 after an early Zunzunegui own goal. After the end of the season, President Santiago Bernabéu gave the Laureada trophy to
Pirri
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due to his outstanding playing in favor of Real Madrid, being only one of two players in club history to receive it.
Meanwhile, in the
European Cup
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the team suffered to win the preliminary round series against
Ajax
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with young star playmaker
Johan Cruijff
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, the Dutch squad was finally defeated after extra time in Madrid. Then, the squad clinched the round of 16, and quarterfinals against
Sparta Praha
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reaching the semi-finals where it was defeated by young star forward
George Best
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and his
Manchester United
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, losing the away match of the series (0–1 at
Old Trafford
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). In the second leg at Madrid, the squad took a 3–1 advantage score in the first half, however, in the second half Manchester United managed to score two goals and getting the draw to reach the Final. The English squad included in its line up players such as:
Denis Law
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(under surgery just before the Final),
1966 FIFA World Cup
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Champion
Bobby Charlton
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and Nobby Stiles.
Goalkeeper
Andres Junquera won the
Zamora Trophy
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with the better average of goals conceded. After 9 years, two times European Cup winner defender
Pachin left the club.
Squad
Transfers
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
League table
Matches
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 32
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
European Cup
Preliminary round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Players statistics
See also
*
Yé-yé (Real Madrid)
The Yé-yé team was the name given to the generation of all-Spanish Real Madrid players that dominated Spanish football in the 1960s.
References
External links
BDFútbol
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Real Madrid CF seasons
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Spanish football championship–winning seasons
Real Madrid
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