1964 El Clásico: Real Madrid 4-2 Barcelona (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)

Lore & Background

Similarly to the Real Madrid athletic association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. Real Madrid CF is the only European sports club to have become the European champions in both football and basketball in the same season (2018). The Real Madrid squads have won a record 38 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 29 Spanish Cup titles, a record 11 EuroLeague Championships, a record 4 Saporta Cups, and a record 5 Intercontinental Cups. Madrid has also won 3 Triple Crowns, which constitute a treble of the national league, cup, and continental league won in a single season.

In Their Own Story

The air inside the Bernabéu was thick with anticipation on that April afternoon. The white sea of fans chanted in unison, their voices echoing off the concrete stands as the two teams emerged from the tunnel. When Barcelona scored early, a collective gasp rippled through the crowd, but it quickly turned into a roar of encouragement for their heroes to fight back. As Madrid began to take control, the stadium transformed into a cauldron of noise, every pass and tackle met with thunderous applause that seemed to propel the players forward.

Reader's Guide

It does not provide details about a 1964 El Clásico, nor does it mention European Cup wins for the football team in that context. The article focuses solely on the basketball club's history and achievements.

Did You Know?

• Real Madrid Baloncesto was founded on 22 March 1931.
• The club's first official game was lost 19–5 against Dumping BC.
• Real Madrid won its first three Spanish national championships in 1957, 1958, and 1960.
• Real Madrid won its eighth EuroLeague title in 1995, after Arvydas Sabonis arrived.
• Luka Dončić was the MVP of the 2018 EuroLeague championship at 19 years old.