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The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row. However, the 1957–58 season will be forever marked by the air disaster in Munich, when eight Manchester United players lost their lives on their way home from Belgrade, after a 3–3 draw in the quarter-final second leg with Red Star Belgrade. The English champions were ultimately defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual runners-up, AC Milan of Italy.
It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and East Germany participated, while Turkey did not send any club. Sevilla was invited to represent Spain despite not being champions, as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders.
The draw for the preliminary round took place at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris on Tuesday, 23 July 1957.[1] As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 23 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot, and four more teams in pot 1, would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining clubs received byes.
Shamrock Rovers
Red Star Belgrade
Gwardia Warszawa
Manchester United
Stade Dudelange
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt
Sevilla
Milan
CDNA Sofia
Benfica
Rapid Wien
Vasas
Glenavon
Saint-Étienne
Norrköping
Young Boys
CCA Bucharest
Royal Antwerp
Borussia Dortmund
Dukla Prague
1 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warszawa was abandoned after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure with the result of 1–1.
2 To allow an evening kick-off at Dalymount Park in Dublin, which had no floodlights, the teams agreed to change over at half-time without a break. Consequently, the Irish part-timers ran out of steam and Manchester United's 1-0 half-time lead deteriorated to 6-0. The second leg was a closer match, as it was played under lights at Old Trafford with the normal half-time break.
3 Milan beat Rapid Wien 4–2 in a play-off to qualify.
Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
Aarhus won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 14–1 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 7–3 on aggregate.
Milan 6–6 Rapid Wien on aggregate.
Gwardia Warszawa 4–4 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt on aggregate.
Milan won play-off 4–2.
Wismut Karl Marx Stadt qualified due to a coin toss, after their play-off against Gwardia Warszawa was abandoned with the result of 1–1 after 100 minutes due to floodlight power failure.
1 Borussia Dortmund beat CCA Bucureşti 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.
Vasas won 3–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund 5–5 CCA Bucureşti on aggregate.
Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Borussia Dormund won the play-off 3–1.
Manchester United won 5–4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 10–2 on aggregate.
Vasas won 6–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1957–58 European Cup were as follows:
Madrid, Andalusia, Portugal, European Union, Barcelona
European Union, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada
United Kingdom, Angles, Cornwall, Isle of Man, English language
Atlético Madrid, Copa del Rey, FC Barcelona, UEFA Champions League, La Liga
Spain, Real Madrid C.F., Italy, England, Germany
Spain, Italy, England, Real Madrid C.F., Germany
Spain, Italy, Argentina, Real Madrid C.F., A.C. Milan
Netherlands, Spain, England, Italy, PSV Eindhoven