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Glasgow brought out the best of Madrid

2021-07-26T14:10:10.137Z


In 1963, the Whites swept Rangers (0-1 and 6-0) in the first tie of that European Cup Puskas's goal in Glasgow. The draw for the first tie of the European Cup 63-64 matched Madrid with Rangers from Glasgow [this Sunday the Whites lost 2-1 in a pre-season friendly]. It was the ninth edition. Madrid had won the first five, the fifth precisely in Glasgow, in an unforgettable final (7-3 over Eintracht Frankfurt) that marked the zenith for that team. From there a smooth descent began.


Puskas's goal in Glasgow.

The draw for the first tie of the European Cup 63-64 matched Madrid with Rangers from Glasgow [this Sunday the Whites lost 2-1 in a pre-season friendly]. It was the ninth edition. Madrid had won the first five, the fifth precisely in Glasgow, in an unforgettable final (7-3 over Eintracht Frankfurt) that marked the zenith for that team. From there a smooth descent began. In the sixth he fell to Barça in the round of 16, although with two aberrant English referees; In the seventh he reached the final against the very young Eusebio's Benfica, falling 3-5 after leading 2-0 and 3-2. In the eighth they fell to the first against Anderlecht, who surprised with the offside trap of which their coach, Sinibaldi, pioneered.

The League had started regular Madrid, with victory over Athletic at the Bernabéu and defeat in the first outing, against Elche. Amancio was injured from that game and traveled with many doubts. The same as Di Stéfano, absent in Elche, affected by an intestinal problem caused by a preserve in poor condition. He lost five kilos.

It was evident that the team weighed the years in three essential players, Santamaría, Di Stéfano and Puskas, already well into their thirties. The prognosis leaned towards Rangers, and not only in the opinion there, but also in the one here. We were in September, and in June the Scotland team had beaten us 2-6! at the Bernabéu. A tremendous jolt. That team included three

rangers

who had impressed: middle Baxter, who ran the team, and wingers Henderson and Wilson.

In Glasgow, Madrid's return aroused unprecedented interest. The final of 60 was very fresh in the memories, that 7-3 that was considered the best game of all time in its day. What would be the impact that the BBC has been repeating for years on Christmas programming. General's tickets for Ibrox Park, which were normally priced at two shillings and six pence, went on sale for 10 shillings and were sold out in one day. In the most expensive tickets the ascent was equivalent and they flew the same. All 80,000 had been sold shortly after the draw, and many went on resale for three to five times the starting price.

Madrid flew on a BEA Viscount and their arrival at Renferew airport was tremendous.

I had never found such a welcome, of crowds and photographers.

How would the thing be that the expedition was not bothered by checking the passports at customs: everyone, including the only three accompanying journalists (Bermejo, from Radio Madrid, Peñafiel, del Ya and Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta, Brand director) went directly through, with treatment of State authorities.

Eurovision broadcast the match for all of its affiliated countries, including Spain.

It was played at seven in the afternoon.

Rangers wear their colors: blue shirt and socks and white pants.

Madrid takes blue pants, so the colors are symmetrical, very distinguishable on black and white television.

The two men in doubt, Amancio (infiltrated) and Di Stéfano, play. Rangers responded to the expectation, came out in a whirlwind and overwhelmed Madrid, which passed Cain's. Baxter was an open book and the two extremes were unstoppable, especially Henderson. Madrid multiplied in defense, with Di Stéfano in a midfielder position, and coming out with difficulty. The TV sent us a deafening noise from the field, where the fans shook some very characteristic rattles there, unknown here. So until 86, when a Gento break ends with a pass to Puskas, who shakes the net with a high shot. Suddenly the roar of Ibrox Park gives way to a church silence. Madrid won 0-1. Nobody could believe it.

For the return the Scots arrived convinced that they could go back, and many people here feared the same. As the game had been followed by television (there were not many TVs installed yet, they were times when the few parties accumulated people in wealthy houses that already had it, or in the windows of specialized stores, which showed the programming as a claim, or in the bars and cafes that thus attracted customers) it was thought that the turnaround could occur.

Eurovision broadcast it again for all of Europe.

Rangers have a chance in the first minute, saved by Araquistain.

But immediately Madrid began to link a beautiful football and before half an hour it is already 4-0, the fourth, an anthology.

He ended up winning 6-0.

For the critics, it was the best match at the Bernabéu of all those played in the European Cup until then.

It was clear: Glasgow brought out the best in Madrid.

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Source: elparis

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