1970–71 Real Madrid CF season

The 1970–71 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 68th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF

1970–71 season
President	Santiago Bernabéu
Head coach	Miguel Muñoz
Stadium	Chamartín
La Liga	4th (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Generalísimo	Round of 32
European Cup Winners' Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	Pirri (16)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

The club finished in a disappointing fourth place, two points below of Champion Valencia CF coached by former Real Madrid' star Alfredo Di Stefano.[1]

In 1971 Copa del Generalísimo the squad as Defending Champion was early eliminated in Round of 32 by Deportivo La Coruña on away goals.[2]

The team played the 7th final in Europe, a record at the time,[3] first a draw 1-1 after extra time,[4] and then, lost the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final trophy against Chelsea FC 1–2 in the replay in Piraeus [5] closing the first trophy-less season since the 1952-53 campaign. After 18 years as club player, clinching 12 league titles, 2 Copa del Generalísimo and 6 European Cups Francisco Gento is retired at the end of this season.[6]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Borja — DF  ESP Ignacio Zoco — DF  ESP Goyo Benito — DF  ESP Manuel Sanchís — DF  ESP José Luis — MF  ESP Manuel Velázquez — MF  ESP Pirri — FW  ESP Amancio Amaro — FW  PAR Fleitas — FW  ARG Miguel Pérez — FW  ESP Manuel Bueno

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Andrés Junquera — DF  ESP Antonio Calpe — DF  ESP Pedro de Felipe — FW  ESP Ramón Grosso — FW  ESP Francisco Gento — GK  ESP Antonio Betancort — DF  ESP Fernando Zunzunegui — MF  ESP Grande — DF  ESP Babiloni — MF  ESP Ortuño — GK  ESP Miguel Ángel — MF  ESP Planelles — FW  ESP Rafael Marañón — DF  ARG Touriño — MF  ESP De la Fuente

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Touriño	Quilmes
FW	Rafael Marañón	Real Gijón	-
DF	De La Fuente	Real Gijón	-
MF	Chato González	Real Murcia	-
FW	Jimenez	UD Salamanca	-
MF	Fermín	UD Salamanca	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Babiloni	Castellón	-
FW	Rafael de Diego	CE Sabadell CF	-
MF	Vidal	CE Sabadell CF	-
MF	Ramón Tejada	Granada CF	-
GK	Andrés Mendieta	Castellón	-

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

Team / Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	Real Madrid	1	9	5	5	5	4	5	7	8	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Barcelona	30	19	5	6	50	22	+28	43	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Atlético Madrid	30	17	8	5	51	20	+31	42	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Madrid	30	17	7	6	46	24	+22	41
5	Atlético Bilbao	30	14	7	9	40	31	+9	35
6	Celta	30	15	5	10	37	32	+5	35

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Matches

12 September 1970 1	Real Madrid	2–0	Valencia CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

20 September 1970 2	Sevilla CF	3–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

26 September 1970 3	Real Madrid	3–2	Granada CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

18 October 1970 4	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Atotxa

11 October 1970 5	Real Madrid	1–1	Real Gijón	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

19 October 1970 6	CD Málaga	0–2	Real Madrid	Málaga
		Report		Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda

26 October 1970 7	Real Madrid	0–1	CF Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

1 November 1970 8	Atletico Madrid	2–2	Real Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Manzanares

15 November 1970 9	Real Madrid	1–2	Atletico de Bilbao	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

22 November 1970 10	Real Zaragoza	0–5	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

29 November 1970 11	Real Madrid	4–0	Celta de Vigo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

6 December 1970 12	CE Sabadell CF	1–1	Real Madrid	Sabadell
		Report

13 December 1970 13	Real Madrid	1–1	Elche CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

14 December 1970 14	Español	0–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Sarria

27 December 1970 15	Real Madrid	4–2	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

3 January 1971 16	Valencia CF	1–0	Real Madrid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

10 January 1971 17	Real Madrid	4–0	Sevilla CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

17 January 1971 18	Granada CF	2–0	Real Madrid	Granada
		Report		Stadium: Los Carmenes

24 January 1971 19	Real Madrid	1–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

31 January 1971 20	Real Gijón	0–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Molinón

7 February 1971 21	Real Madrid	2–2	CD Málaga	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

14 February 1971 22	CF Barcelona	0–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona

28 February 1971 23	Real Madrid	1–0	Atletico Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

7 March 1971 24	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

14 March 1971 25	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

21 March 1971 26	Celta de Vigo	2–0	Real Madrid	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaídos

28 March 1971 27	Real Madrid	3–1	CE Sabadell CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

4 April 1971 28	Elche CF	0–1	Real Madrid	Elche
		Report		Stadium: Campo Altabix

12 April 1971 29	Real Madrid	1–0	Español	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

18 April 1971 30	UD Las Palmas	0–0	Real Madrid	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Insular

Round of 32

24 April 1971	Real Madrid	1-1	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

2 May 1971	Deportivo La Coruña	0-0 (1a-1 agg.)	Real Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor

Final

19 May 1971	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Madrid	Piraeus
	Osgood  56'	Report	Zoco  90'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer

21 May 1971	Chelsea	2–1	Real Madrid	Piraeus
	Dempsey  33' Osgood  39'	Report	Fleitas  75'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Anton Bucheli

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1970-71 La Liga[7]		1971 Copa del Generalísimo		1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Andrés Junquera	4	-2	4	-2
	DF		Ignacio Zoco	27	0	27	0
	DF		Antonio Calpe	2	0	2	0
	DF		Pedro de Felipe	10	0	10	0
	DF		Goyo Benito	27	0	27	0
	MF		Manuel Velázquez	26	1	26	1
	MF		Pirri	29	13	29	13
	FW		Amancio Amaro	19	6	19	6
	FW		Ramón Grosso	13	0	13	0
	FW		Fleitas	25	6	25	6
	FW		Francisco Gento	7	0	7	0
	GK		Antonio Betancort	3	-2	3	-2
	DF		Fernando Zunzunegui	16	3	16	3
	DF		Manuel Sanchís	21	1	21	1
	FW		Miguel Pérez	20	4	20	4
	DF		Grande	20	3	20	3
	GK		Borja	18	-14	18	-14
	FW		Manuel Bueno	20	7	20	7
	DF		José Luis	21	0	21	0
	FW		Babiloni	6	0	6	0
	DF		Ortuño	2	0	2	0
	GK		Miguel Ángel	7	-6	7	-6
	MF		Planelles	9	0	9	0
	DF		Rafael Marañón	11	0	11	0
	DF		Touriño	9	0	9	0
	MF		De la Fuente	2	0	2	0

• Source:

References

1. "The Dilemma of Real Madrid in 1971" (PDF). as.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. "Copa del Generalísimo 1971". linguasport.com.
3. "The Emperors of Athens". thesefootballtimes.co.
4. "Ole, Ole Chelsea". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
5. "Real Shock for Chelsea". mirrorfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
6. "Gento" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
7. "Real Madrid temporada 1970-71". bdfutbol.com.

External links

• BDFútbol