The 1960 European Cup final is remembered as the crowning glory of arguably the greatest club side in the history of football. No fewer than 127,000 people crammed into Hampden Park and were treated to 10 goals as Real Madrid put Eintracht Frankfurt to the sword.
Lining up with Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano, Los Blancos lived up to their legendary billing in front of one of the largest crowds ever assembled for a sporting event.
Needless to say, football was a different game back then. Both sides lined up in 3-2-4-1 formations, more or less approximating Herbert Chapman’s WM formation. Real Madrid registered a pass completion rate of just 69% while Frankfurt completed just 61% of theirs.
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