Today marks the seventh decade of Real Madrid

20 May, in particular 1998, the Real Madrid ended an 32-year drought without winning the most important international tournament.

The Champions League. The former European Cup. This European Cup with Real Madrid was born hegemoníaco Alfredo Di Stefano, people and companies, making the glass have owned. From 1955 to 1960, Europe was white. Until the 1960-1961 season at Real Madrid was eliminated in first round. Do you know who? If they do not go in for a big surprise for FC Barcelona, the eternal rival.

In 1966, Real Madrid managed to rise up with another title and Paco Gento became the only player to have won the tournament six times. I still remember Joan Gaspart, former president of Barcelona, critiquing the first five European Cups stating that Real Madrid won thanks to the Franco. Sonora was the reply of Di Stefano, who command silence and said he had no idea.

Well, 32 years after Real Madrid dreamed of being able to get up to the highest in Europe, with the added pressure that Milan had won three titles in five years and with 5 cups are dangerously close to Real Madrid's lead.

That season he played for Real Madrid's Champions League after winning the League of Fabio Capello's hand. As a reward, they threw him, something that usually happens at Real Madrid with the Italian coach. The following year, led by Jupp Heykens, Real Madrid tried to nab the coveted Champions.

It started things very well, because they qualified for the knockout stage after finishing second in their group. Now then, as the best second, and for things such as fewer groups that are ranked teams, Real Madrid came to the stage of the Champions League final match.

32 years without winning, which are said soon. Sanch had to endure the taunts of his father, who had won five consecutive league, not as his son. After this tournament, Sanchis reminded her father that he had at least one European Cup. What a historical template which contained the very Sanch, Iron, a very young Raul, Illgner, Panucci, Seedorf, Mijatovic, Suker, Roberto Carlos, Karembeu Redondo ... And that allowed Real Madrid to win at Borussia Dortmund's semifinals with a goal with shoulder, soon after the ultras throw a goal. Weird of the ultras.

The final against Juventus was the magician, the genuine, the admired and admirable Zinedine Zidane. Pedja Mijatovic had not scored any goal in the tournament, and it was a little lame. Fernadno Sanz said he was going to put one in the final. Midway through the half, with 0-0 on the scoreboard and a party intentísimo, Mijatovic took a shot that Montero, Juventus defense could not counter and entered the back of the net. Mijatovic made the dream of every Real Madrid fan. The Serb went to the bench for Real Madrid to the prophet. It was a party. I actually remember walking around the room like a soul by the devil. The match ended and Real Madrid lifted the European Cup for the seventh time, after 32 years without doing so.

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"I've talked with players who have won the eighth and ninth, and say it is not the same," Pedja Mijatovic says today.