Real Madrid was founded on March 6, 1902, and has since become one of the most important and best soccer clubs of the 21st century. It is not for nothing that many young players dream of wearing the royal uniform and playing in front of the public at the Santiago Bernabeu in the future.

13 European and 33 Spanish league cups put Real Madrid at the top of the national and continental soccer rankings. Its history is a succession of triumphs with some particularly successful moments then and now contributing to the team’s record. Even more stories about soccer clubs can be found on our site.

The first six European Cups

At the dawn of continental competition, Real Madrid ruthlessly swept Europe. The first five European Champions Cups stayed with the “white” team. Five European Cups in a row is a record in leagues that is still unmatched and hardly achievable.

A team made up of Di Stefano, Hento, Rial, Copa, Puskas, Sarraga, Lesmes, and Santamaria won titles one after another, leaving the impression of an unbeatable “Real”, creating a legend that continues to be the pride of the club even now. Particularly memorable was 1960 final, 7-3 against Eintracht, described as one of the best matches in soccer history.

After several years of absence and changes at the club, Madrid won its sixth European Cup in 1966, the first in ten years since the last Continental League victory. 

Madrid Galaxy

The arrival of Florentino Perez as president of Real Madrid led to a change in the economic model and market strategy. After winning the elections in 2000 he introduced Figo, the following year Bernabeu Zinedine Zidane, in 2002 he signed Ronaldo, in 2003 he put white on David Beckham, and in 2004 he signed Michael Owen. A waste of big names for a team known by the moniker Galacticos.

Madrid de Los Galacticos was built at the height of sports marketing, which brought economic benefits to the club that was not fully achieved at the sports level. The images of Raul, Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane, Beckham, or Roberto Carlos playing in the same team and the many beautiful evenings they spent in the stands of the Santiago Bernabeu, who so rarely in soccer had the opportunity to see together. several of the greatest figures of world soccer on the same field and in the same shirt.

Signing Cristiano

In the summer of 2009, Florentino Perez returned as president of Real Madrid, and he did so with flying colors. Record expenses, presentations with a full Bernabeu, a parade of stars (Kaka, Benzema, Xabi Alonso), and the cherry on the cake, the most expensive signing in history at the time, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese were traded from Manchester United to Real Madrid in exchange for 96 million euros.

With 451 goals in 438 games and more than one year of playing in a Real Madrid shirt, Cristiano Ronaldo’s name is written in gold letters in the history of the white club. Top scorer and leading figure of the team’s second golden age, he managed to leave his mark at the same level as Alfredo Di Stefano, the man who changed the history of Real Madrid forever.

His encounter with Messi was probably the most exciting in the history of the sport and took the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona to a higher level.

Atletico-Real Madrid (1:4)

The Champions League final, held in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 24, 2014, was an unforgettable Champions League final. White needed a win to guarantee a game with Camp Nou as the leader. “Atletico could not lose either, as most of their European victories were on the line in this clash.

Cristiano Ronaldo performed well in this match. His three goals destroyed the opponent’s defense and put an end to the plucky Atletico’s crushing defeat. Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Atletico Madrid can be called a real celebration for the white team.

Real Madrid Atletico Madrid (1-1)

Two years later, the same rivals, the two main clubs of Madrid met again in a match for the Orejón, although this time in Milan. Zidane had already been promoted to head coach and was experiencing his first big game on the White bench. And this time it was White who took the lead thanks to a Sergio Ramos goal, but the Colchoneros equalized in the second half with a Yannick Carrasco goal. The final, two years later, went into extra time again.

This time, Atletico held on, and the match ended in a decisive penalty shootout. Lucas Vazquez takes the lead, intercepts the ball and plays it up to the eleven-meter mark, puts it in, shoots and scores, grabs his shirt, and kicks it into the shield. The white fans go crazy.

Now everything depended on Cristiano Ronaldo, whom everyone hoped for, but he didn’t let down. With a goal and a shirtless celebration with the whole team, Real Madrid won their eleventh European Cup.

Real Madrid v Valencia (3-0)

The final round of the Champions League, took place on May 24, 2000, at the Stade de France. White had little trouble beating a well-earned Valencia, who were making their first-ever appearance in a match of this magnitude. Morales scored the first goal in the 39th minute, McManaman added the second to the scoreboard in the 66th minute, and Raul made a solo run of 70 meters that ended with a goal. Eighth European Cup for Real Madrid.

Bayer Leverkusen – Real Madrid (1:2)

Two years later, the white team again reached the final of the continental competition at Hampden Park. Remarkably, all the goals were scored in the first half and we can name two names from Real. The first was Raul Gonzalez, who had closed the scoring two years earlier, but this time opened it in the eighth minute. The opponents equalized five minutes later.

Roberto Carlos for Solari sends a long pass through the opponent’s defense, and the Brazilian sends the ball into the sky in a hurry. Zinedine Zidane waits for the ball on the edge of the court, looks at the goal, leaps, and kicks it without touching the ground to score in the top corner. The Frenchman scored one of the most beautiful goals in the history of the competition and gave his team the victory.

The other half of the game depended entirely on Iker Casillas, who replaced César Sanchez, who was injured in Ecuador in the second half. The Spanish goalkeeper was able to withstand the attacks of the Germans, who were looking for a draw at all costs, but failed time after time.

Juventus Turin v Real Madrid (1-4)

White, after defeating Bayern in the quarterfinals, left Atletico de Madrid behind in the semifinals and settled for the final against the Italians. Juventus had two old Real Madrid acquaintances such as Gonzalo Iguaín and Sami Khedira on the team.

Neither of them had much of a role, however, as Cristiano Ronaldo took the lead in the 20th minute, and seven minutes later Mandzukic equalized with an acrobatic strike and the match went into halftime. After going through the locker rooms, Real Madrid turned into the “king of the game,” cementing their dominance in Europe with one of the best games of the Zidane era.

Casemiro gave the Whites the lead in the 60th minute, Cristiano scored his second goal in the 64th minute, and Marco Asensio scored his last goal of the match in the 90th minute. This game was an opportunity to win their “twelfth” European Cup.

Real-Liverpool (3-1)

The meeting took place at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, on May 26, 2018. Karim Benzema gave the Whites the lead after a loud mistake by Karius in the 51st minute, and the Reds responded in the 55th minute with a Sadio Mane equalizer. Zidane decided to call on Gareth Bale in the 61st minute, and that completely changed the game. It didn’t take Bale two minutes to score another goal.

And in the 83rd minute, the Cardiff player once again filled with confidence to strike from three-quarters of the field, which the goalkeeper could not repel and eventually go into touch. Thus, White won the match and drove Decimautercer to the Bernabeu showcases.

Real Madrid-Mayorca (3-1)

Champions League aside, probably one of the most exciting matches in club history this century was against Mallorca on the last day of La Liga in 2007, to win the championship you needed to win at the Santiago Bernabeu, but in the 14th minute of the match turned against a Varela goal.

Minutes went by and the goals White needed were not scored, Madrid could have conceded two more goals. Then Fabio Capello decided to field Jose Antonio Reyes instead of David Beckham. It took Antonio one touch to make it a draw and bring hope back to the stadium.

Real Madrid needed at least one more goal, and the end was near. Once again, Reyes was going to be the protagonist, And at the climax of his magnificent evening, the Sevillian player scored another goal that sent Real Madrid into a frenzy.