1990–91 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid C.F.
1990–91 season
PresidentRamón Mendoza
Head coachToshack
(until 25 November 1990)
Di Stéfano
(until 21 March 1991)
Grosso
(until 24 March 1991)[1]
Antić
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La Liga3rd (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
European CupQuarter-finals

The 1990–91 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 89th season in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

In the summertime, Welsh head coach John Benjamin Toshack asked for several changes, including the transfers of Bernd Schuster to local rivals Atlético Madrid and defender Oscar Ruggeri, together with midfielder Martín Vázquez, to Torino FC.[2][3][4] Meanwhile, President Ramon Mendoza, after a failed bid for Liverpool's John Barnes,[5] reinforced the club with Gheorghe Hagi, Predrag Spasić (after Gheorghe Popescu rejected an offer from Mendoza)[6] and Villaroya. Following a losing streak sinking the team down to the 6th place in the league, Mendoza fired Toshack on 25 November 1990 and appointed club legend Alfredo Di Stéfano as a new head coach. The team clinched the Supercopa de España, defeating FC Barcelona but the situation in the league was worsened with lost matches against Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona.

During February, forward Hugo Sánchez suffered his first injury,[7] and the squad was eliminated in the Copa del Rey round of 16 by Atlético Madrid. Then in March, with a high risk of failing to qualify for next year's European competitions, the team was defeated by Russian side Spartak Moscow at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the European Cup quarter-finals, shattering the chances of Alfredo Di Stéfano to stay as a coach and he resigned after the elimination. After one game with Ramón Grosso as an interim manager, the club appointed Radomir Antić as a new permanent head coach.

Surprisingly, despite the chaotic situation and Hugo Sánchez out for the rest of season since 25 April,[8] Antic managed the squad to reach the third spot in the league standings and the right to play in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. His notable successes included matches won against Atlético Madrid and Barcelona in the final rounds of the season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Buyo
— DF Spain ESP Chendo
— DF Spain ESP Fernando Hierro
— DF Spain ESP Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
— DF Spain ESP Jesús Ángel Solana
— DF Spain ESP Francisco Villarroya
— MF Romania ROU Gheorghe Hagi
— MF Spain ESP Juan José Sánchez Maqueda
— MF Spain ESP Míchel
7 FW Spain ESP Emilio Butragueño
— FW Mexico MEX Hugo Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Pedro Luis Jaro
— DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Predrag Spasić
— DF Spain ESP Miguel Tendillo
— MF Spain ESP Adolfo Aldana
— MF Spain ESP Santiago Aragón
— GK Spain ESP Julen Lopetegui
— MF Spain ESP Rafael Gordillo
— FW Spain ESP Sebastián Losada
— FW Spain ESP Alfonso Pérez
— MF Spain ESP Luis Milla
— FW Spain ESP Paco Llorente
— FW Argentina ARG Juan Eduardo Esnáider
— MF Spain ESP Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández
— DF Spain ESP Víctor Torres Mestre
— FW Spain ESP Ismael Urzaiz Aranda

[9]

Transfers

[10]

Winter

[10]

In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Juan Eduardo Esnáider Ferrocarril Oeste
Out
Pos. Name To Type

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1990–91 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 25 7 6 74 33 +41 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Atlético Madrid 38 17 13 8 52 28 +24 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Real Madrid 38 20 6 12 63 37 +26 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Osasuna 38 15 15 8 43 34 +9 45
5 Sporting Gijón 38 16 12 10 50 37 +13 44
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWWDDDLWLWWWLLWLLWWDWLLLDLLWWWWWDWWW
Position213535533446433454665444446579854444433
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1992–93 UEFA Champions League;   = 1992–93 UEFA Cup

Matches

2 September 1990 1 Real Madrid 1–0 C.D. Castellón Madrid
Sanchís 45' Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Rubio Valdivieso
7 September 1990 2 Sevilla FC 2–0 Real Madrid Seville
Zamorano 30'
Carvajal 73'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
14 September 1990 3 Real Madrid 3–0 RCD Mallorca Madrid
Sánchez 59' (77)
Butragueno 67'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
21 September 1990 4 Real Zaragoza 1–3 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Pardeza 71' Report Sánchez 26'
Tendillo 70'
Hagi 85'		 Stadium: Estadio La Romareda
29 September 1990 5 Real Madrid 2–1 Cádiz CF Madrid
Sánchez 9' (57) Report Husillos 55' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
7 October 1990 6 Real Sociedad 1–1 Real Madrid San Sebastián
Atkinson 23' Report Sánchez 16' Stadium: Atotxa
14 October 1990 7 Real Madrid 0–0 CD Logroñés Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
14 October 1990 8 Real Oviedo 0–0 Real Madrid Oviedo
Report Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
28 October 1990 9 Real Burgos 2–1 Real Madrid Burgos
Jurić 68' (89) Report Sánchez 51' Stadium: El Plantío
3 November 1990 10 Real Madrid 2–1 RCD Español Madrid
Butragueno 8' (72) Report Gay 59' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
16 November 1990 11 Valencia CF 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
Penev 27'
Roberto 41'		 Report Sánchez 71pen.' Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
24 November 1990 12 Real Madrid 3–0 Real Betis Madrid
Butragueno 52'
Míchel 62pen'
Bilbao 77og.'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
30 November 1990 13 Real Valladolid 0–1 Real Madrid Valladolid
Report Sánchez 7' Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
8 December 1990 14 Real Madrid 3–0 CD Tenerife Madrid
Butragueno 41'
Sánchez 46'
Losada 74'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
14 December 1990 15 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid Bilbao
Valverde 78' Report Stadium: San Mamés
29 December 1990 16 Real Madrid 0–4 CA Osasuna Madrid
Report Urban 17' (37), 52'
Larrainzer 56'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
5 January 1991 17 Sporting Gijón 0–2 Real Madrid Gijón
Report Míchel 31'
Butragueno 80'		 Stadium: Estadio El Molinón
11 January 1991 18 Real Madrid 0–3 Atlético Madrid Madrid
Report Manolo 5'
Juanito 30'
Rodax 86'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
18 January 1991 19 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Laudrup 18'
Spasić 62og.'		 Report Butragueno 28' Stadium: Camp Nou
26 January 1991 20 CD Castellón 0–3 Real Madrid Castellón de la Plana
Report Sánchez 1pen.'
Butragueno 40'
Hagi 69pen.'		 Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia
2 February 1991 21 Real Madrid 7–0 Sevilla FC Madrid
Tendillo 18'
Butragueno 30'
Míchel 54' (69)
Gordillo 58'
Hierro 60'
Aragon 72pen.'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Jose Socorro Gonzalez
9 February 1991 22 RCD Mallorca 1–1 Real Madrid Palma
Nadal 19' Report Sánchez 75' Stadium: Lluís Sitjar
Referee: Joaquin Urio Velazquez
23 February 1991 23 Real Madrid 2–0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Sanchís 15'
Losada 27'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: José Pajarez Paz
1 March 1991 24 Cádiz CF 1–0 Real Madrid Cádiz
González 1pen.' Report Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Jose Miguel Perez
9 March 1991 25 Real Madrid 2–3 Real Sociedad Madrid
Gordillo 40'
Míchel 89'		 Report Martinez 17'
Aldridge 25'
Uria 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
15 March 1991 26 CD Logroñés 1–0 Real Madrid Logroño
Aguila 17' Report Stadium: Las Gaunas
23 March 1991 27 Real Madrid 1–1 Real Oviedo Madrid
Butragueno 51' Report Carlos 46' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
30 March 1991 28 Real Madrid 0–1 Real Burgos Madrid
Report Edu 54' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
6 April 1991 29 RCD Espanyol 3–1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Wuttke 34pen' (89)
Gay 86'		 Report Hagi 65' Stadium: Sarrià
13 April 1991 30 Real Madrid 4–0 Valencia CF Madrid
Hagi 17'
Hierro 50' (89)
Maqueda 86'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
19 April 1991 31 Real Betis 1–3 Real Madrid Seville
Pepe Mel 89pen.' Report Butragueno 4'
Hierro 60' (73)		 Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
27 April 1991 32 Real Madrid 1–0 Real Valladolid Madrid
Butragueno 70' Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
4 May 1991 33 CD Tenerife 0–1 Real Madrid Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Report Míchel 31pen.' Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
10 May 1991 34 Real Madrid 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Hierro 31'
Míchel 35'
Butragueno 60' (82)		 Report Garitano 38' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
18 May 1991 35 CA Osasuna 3–3 Real Madrid Pamplona
Larrainzer 16'
Ziganda 41'
Cholo 53'		 Report Butragueno 11'
Dominguez 62og.'
Hierro 89'		 Stadium: Estadio El Sadar
24 May 1991 36 Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting Gijón Madrid
Butragueno 27' (37) Report Luhovy 57' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
1 June 1991 37 Atlético Madrid 0–3 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Míchel 78'
Butragueno 85' (89)		 Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
7 June 1991 38 Real Madrid 1–0 FC Barcelona Madrid
Aldana 47' Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1990–91 Copa del Rey

Round of 16

7 February 1991 Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético de Madrid Santiago Bernabéu
Hugo Sánchez 55' 36' Rodax Referee: Ramos Marco
20 February 1991 Atlético de Madrid 1–0 Real Madrid Madrid
Donato 56' Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Supercopa de España

Main article: 1990 Supercopa de España
5 December 1990 1st leg FC Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid Camp Nou
Report 54' Míchel Referee: Urizar Azpitarte
12 December 1990 2nd leg Real Madrid 4–1 FC Barcelona Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Butragueño 21', 44'
Hugo Sánchez 56'
Aragón 70'		 Report 20' Goicoechea Referee: Urio Velázquez

European Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup

First round

17 September 1990 OB Denmark 1–4 Spain Real Madrid Odense
Pedersen 22' Report Aldana 18'
Sánchez 26'
Villarroya 83'
Maqueda 87'		 Stadium: Odense Atletikstadion
2 October 1990 Real Madrid Spain 6–0
(10–1 agg.)		 Denmark OB Madrid
Losada 16' (55), 74'
Míchel 35pen.'
Aldana 46' (81)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Second round

24 October 1990 Real Madrid Spain 9–1 Austria Swarovski Tirol Madrid
Butragueno 4' (31), 48'
Sánchez 7' (13), 73' (85)
Hierro 37'
Tendillo 80'		 Report Pacult 16' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
6 November 1990 Swarovski Tirol Austria 2–2
(3–11 agg.)		 Spain Real Madrid Innsbruck
Hortnagl 13'
Linzmaier 90'		 Report Losada 33' (44) Stadium: Tivoli

Quarter-finals

5 March 1991 Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 0–0 Spain Real Madrid Moscow
Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
19 March 1991 Real Madrid Spain 1–3
(1–3 agg.)		 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow Madrid
Butragueno 9' Radchenko 19' (38)
Shmarov 63'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Statistics

Appearances and goals

During the 1990–91 season, Real Madrid used 26 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey European Cup Supercopa
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Spain ESP Buyo 35 0 31 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF Spain ESP Chendo 45 0 36 0 2 0 5 0 2 0
DF Spain ESP Tendillo 31 3 20+4 2 2 0 5 1 0 0
DF Spain ESP Sanchis 36 2 30+1 2 2 0 1 0 2 0
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Spasić 25 0 22 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF Romania ROU Hagi 34 4 25+4 4 0 0 4 0 1 0
MF Spain ESP Míchel 46 10 35+1 8 2 0 6 1 2 1
MF Spain ESP Hierro 43 8 33+2 7 1 0 5 1 2 0
MF Spain ESP Aldana 40 4 13+18 1 2 0 5 3 2 0
MF Spain ESP Villarroya 46 1 32+4 0 2 0 6 1 2 0
FW Spain ESP Butragueño 43 25 35 19 2 0 4 4 2 2
GK Spain ESP Jaro 14 0 7+1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
DF Spain ESP Solana 35 0 23+3 0 2 0 5 0 2 0
MF Spain ESP Maqueda 28 2 19+5 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
FW Mexico MEX Sánchez 25 19 19 12 1 1 3 5 2 1
MF Spain ESP Aragon 26 2 13+4 1 2 0 5 0 2 1
GK Spain ESP Lopetegui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP Gordillo 16 2 8+4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Losada 17 7 6+6 2 0 0 4 5 1 0
FW Spain ESP Alfonso 10 0 5+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP Milla 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Llorente 9 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
FW Argentina ARG Esnáider 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Spain ESP Parra 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
DF Spain ESP Torres-Mestre 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP Urzaiz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Ya nadie respeta al Real Madrid" [Nobody respects Real Madrid anymore]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 March 1991. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Los jugadores defienden a Ruggeri y no hablan de Schuster". El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Jose Miguelez (9 October 1990). "Schuster became the first player to sign for the Three Big Spanish Clubs". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Italia entera reconoce a Martín Vázquez..." El País. 23 August 1990. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Liverpool's CEO Neil White in negotiations with Barnes" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 24 May 1990.
  6. ^ "Popescu rejected an offer from Madrid due to "a misunderstanding"" (in Spanish). as.com. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ Mabel Galaz (2 February 1991). "Hugo Sánchez out for the first time due to an injury". El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Hugo Sánchez, had a surgery, Out for 6 Months". El País. 25 April 1991. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid – Squad 1990/1991". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Real Madrid – Transfers 1990/1991". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.