UEFA Champions League - Part 1

1955-1956 Champions League which was named European Cup was the first edition of this tournament.

The tournament occured between 4 September 1955 and 13 June 1956. 16 clubs participated, 29 matches were played with 127 goals scored. An average of 4.38 goals per match)

Four clubs were able to reach the semi-finals: Real Madrid, Reims, Milan and Hibernian. The final game occured in Parc des Princes in Paris between Real Madrid and Reims.

It was a very exciting final game, 7 goals were scored, which ended with the win of the Spanish Club Real Madrid 4-3.

The top goalscorer of the tournament was Miloš Milutinović with 8 goals, followed by Péter Palotás and Léon Glovacki with 6 goals.

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