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Summary

Real Madrid finished its most tumultuous and disastrous domestic season since 1976–77 by finishing in a lowly 6th place. Contrary to the previous nine seasons under the guidance of

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, and

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, Real Madrid's offense malfunctioned as a result of systemic injuries of key players. In November,

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resigned as president due to economic, social, and sporting problems plaguing the club, with successful Real Madrid director

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being promoted to the presidency and tasked with overseeing the club's recovery. Three months later, Jorge Valdano was sacked as a consequence of the team's bad league form and an early Copa del Rey exit, having been eliminated by

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in the round of 16. Former

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manager

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took over on 24 January 1996. With Iglesias at the helm, Real Madrid managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by

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2–1 on aggregate, and finishing sixth in the league. The latter technically allowed Madrid to enter the following season's

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(which was staged in the summer and served as a qualifier for the

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), but they passed on the opportunity, meaning there would be no European football for Real next season for the first time since 1977.

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Reference:

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

UEFA Champions League

Group phase

Group D

Quarter-finals

Supercopa de España

Statistics

Squad statistics

References

External links

Madrid - 1995–96
BDFutbol {{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 Real Madrid C.F. season

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Real Madrid CF seasons 1995 in the Community of Madrid 1996 in the Community of Madrid