69th anniversary of club's first Latin Cup

On 26 June 1955, Real Madrid secured their first Latin Cup with a 2-0 win over Stade de Reims. This year's edition took place at the Parc des Princes in Paris and the star of the final was Héctor Rial, who struck both goals. The Whites would defeat the French team again a year later on the same stage in the first European Cup final.

On the road to the 1955 Latin Cup, the madridistas faced Os Belenenses in the semi-finals in Paris. Zárraga and Pérez-Payá netted the goals in the 2-0 win. In the other semi-final, Stade de Reims beat Milan 3-2. Real Madrid added their name to the list of winners of the Latin Cup, a competition they would triumph in 1957.

MATCH INFO:
2-Real Madrid: Alonso, Atienza II, Oliva, Navarro, Muñoz, Zárraga, Molowny, Pérez-Payá, Di Stéfano, Rial, Gento.
0-Stade de Reims: Sinibaldi, Zimny, Jonquet, Giraudo, Penverne, Siatka, Hidalgo, Glovacki, Kopa, Bliard, Templin.

Goals:
1-0 (min. 6): Rial.
2-0 (min. 68): Rial.