The Allianz Arena observed a minute of silence before the start of the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in memory of José Emilio Santamariaone of the greatest legends of our club and world football, who has passed away at the age of 96. Real Madrid players wore black armbands.
Santamaria joined Real Madrid in 1957 and defended our jersey for nine seasons, until 1966. As a Madridista, he won 4 European Cups, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 6 La Liga titles, and 1 Spanish Cup in 337 matches. He was part of the legendary team that won the first European Cups in history consecutively, marking the beginning of Real Madrid’s universal legend.
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