The decade in which the team won its sixth La Liga trophy to keep was also marked by the death of Santiago Bernabéu. Football was in mourning on the 2nd of June 1978 at the loss of the president who took Real Madrid to the top. Luis de Carlos replaced his best friend and mentor. He ran the Whites for seven years. In that time he was able to embody and transmit the values of the club, earning himself recognition around the world.
The team proved to be very solid at home in the league in the 1978-79 season, with only five teams taking a point from the Bernabéu: Espanyol, Sevilla, Hércules, Las Palmas and Atlético de Madrid.Molowny knew how to get the best out of his players, also making a difference on the road. The win in the Molinón (0-1, with a goal fromSantillana) was key to the merengue's sixth league title.
The team's brilliant performances were tarnished by the death of the club's president. Real Madrid wanted to make a posthumous gesture of thanks to the late Santiago Bernabéu. The goal was for his great work at the club to live on in the collective memory. On the 31st of August 1979 the first edition of the tournament that bore his name was played. Four of continental football's great champions took part: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Milan
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The team's brilliant performances were tarnished by the death of the club's president. Real Madrid wanted to make a posthumous gesture of thanks to the late Santiago Bernabéu. The goal was for his great work at the club to live on in the collective memory. On the 31st of August 1979 the first edition of the tournament that bore his name was played. Four of continental football's great champions took part: Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Milan
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