1987–88 Real Madrid CF season

86th season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF 1987–88 football season

Real Madrid CF

1987–88 season

Chairman

Ramón Mendoza

Manager

Leo Beenhakker

La Liga

1st (in 1988–89 European Cup)

Copa del Rey

Semi-finals

European Cup

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

Hugo Sánchez (29 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1986–87

1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 86th season in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Overview

Real Madrid finished the season as champions for the third season running, claiming the club's 23rd league title overall.^[1] Los Blancos finished 11 points ahead of the runners-up, that this time were Real Sociedad.^[2] However, Madrid lost to the Basque side in the Copa del Rey semi-finals 0–5 on aggregate and were knocked out at the same stage of the European Cup by PSV Eindhoven.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Otxotorena
—	GK	ESP	Agustín Rodríguez
—	GK	ESP	Francisco Buyo
—	GK	ESP	Canales
—	DF	ESP	Chendo
—	DF	ESP	José Antonio Camacho
—	DF	ESP	Manuel Sanchís
—	DF	ESP	Antonio Maceda
—	DF	ESP	Isidoro San José
—	DF	ESP	Jesús Ángel Solana
—	DF	ESP	Mino
—	DF	ESP	Francisco Muñoz Pérez
—	DF	ESP	Miguel Tendillo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Ricardo Gallego
—	MF	ESP	Míchel
—	MF	ESP	Rafael Gordillo
—	MF	ESP	Rafael Martín Vázquez
—	MF	YUG	Milan Janković
—	MF	ESP	Adolfo Aldana
—	MF	ESP	Santiago Aragon
—	MF	ESP	Paco Llorente
—	MF	ESP	Juan José Maqueda
—	FW	MEX	Hugo Sánchez
—	FW	ESP	Emilio Butragueño
—	FW	ARG	Jorge Valdano
—	FW	ESP	Santillana

Transfers

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In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Paco Llorente	Atlético Madrid
DF	Francisco Muñoz Pérez	Valencia CF
DF	Miguel Tendillo	Real Murcia
MF	Adolfo Aldana	Castilla
MF	Santiago Aragon	Castilla
MF	Maqueda	Castilla

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Juanito	Málaga CF
FW	Miguel Pardeza	Real Zaragoza
DF	José Antonio Salguero	Sevilla FC

Competitions

La Liga

Results by round

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	38	28	6	4	95	26	+69	62	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Real Sociedad	38	22	7	9	61	33	+28	51	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Atlético Madrid	38	19	10	9	60	38	+22	48
4	Athletic Bilbao	38	17	12	9	50	43	+7	46
5	Osasuna	38	15	10	13	40	34	+6	40

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

Cádiz CF v Real Madrid

29 August 1987 1	Cádiz CF	0–4	Real Madrid	Cadiz
		Report	Hugo Sánchez 35' Butragueno 65' Gallego 72' Gordillo 79'	Stadium: Estadio Ramon de Carranza Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete

Real Madrid v Sporting Gijón

5 September 1987 2	Real Madrid	7–0	Sporting Gijón	Madrid
	Gordillo 28' Sánchez 45' (56), 73.pen' Sanchis 65' Martín Vázquez 77' Michel 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jaime Bayarri Rivelles

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid

11 September 1987 3	Real Zaragoza	1–7	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
	Roberto 89'	Report	Gordillo 30' Lumbreras 35og.' Butragueno 56' Michel 80' (81pen.) Chendo 85' Janković 87'	Stadium: Estadio La Romareda

Real Madrid v CA Osasuna

19 September 1987 4	Real Madrid	3–0	CA Osasuna	Madrid
	Michel 41' Sánchez 83' Gordillo 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Merino Gonzalez

UD Las Palmas v Real Madrid

25 September 1987 5	UD Las Palmas	0–2	Real Madrid	Las Palmas
		Report	Hugo Sánchez 14' Janković 87'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria

Real Madrid v Sevilla FC

4 October 1987 6	Real Madrid	3–1	Sevilla FC	Madrid
	Tendillo 55' Sánchez 63.pen' Butragueno 85'	Report	Ramon 18'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Miguel Marín Lopez

RCD Español v Real Madrid

17 October 1987 7	RCD Español	0–2	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report	Janković 18' Sánchez 53'	Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Referee: Tomas Jimenez Moreno

Real Madrid v Valencia CF

25 October 1987 8	Real Madrid	4–0	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Sánchez 21' Sanchis 44' Michel 64' Vázquez 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Ildefonso Urizar

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

30 October 1987 9	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Real Madrid	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: Estadio San Mames

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

6 November 1987 10	Real Madrid	0–4	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
		Report	Salinas 10' Futre 50' Ufarte 74' (82)	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Severiano Perez Sanchez

CE Sabadell v Real Madrid

21 November 1987 11	CE Sabadell	0–2	Real Madrid	Sabadell
		Report	Sánchez 11.pen' Butragueno 41'	Stadium: Estadi de la nova creu alta

Real Madrid v RCD Mallorca

28 November 1987 12	Real Madrid	3–1	RCD Mallorca	Madrid
	Sanchis 8' Sánchez 36' Vázquez 55'	Report	Fadil 89'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Antonio Taboada Soto

CD Logroñés v Real Madrid

5 December 1987 13	CD Logroñés	1–3	Real Madrid	Logroño
	Amaro 59'	Report	Sánchez 19' (63pen.) Butragueno 87'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

12 December 1987 14	Real Madrid	2–0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
	Tendillo 1' Michel 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete

Real Betis v Real Madrid

19 December 1987 15	Real Betis	2–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Melenas 7' Quico 12'	Report	Sanchis 89'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Referee: Jose Perez Sanchez

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

1 January 1988 16	Real Madrid	2–1	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Sánchez 21' (41pen.)	Report	Schuster 30pen.'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Merino Gonzalez

Real Murcia v Real Madrid

9 January 1988 17	Real Murcia	1–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Manolo 14'	Report	Tendillo 83'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Victoriano Sanchez Arminio

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

15 January 1988 18	Real Madrid	1–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Butragueno 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Real Valladolid v Real Madrid

23 January 1988 19	Real Valladolid	0–2	Real Madrid	Valladolid
		Report	Vázquez 40' Llorente 66'	Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla Referee: Miguel Marín Lopez

Real Madrid v Cádiz CF

30 January 1988 20	Real Madrid	4–0	Cádiz CF	Madrid
	Sanchis 10' Sánchez 26pen' (43) Maqueda 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Socorro Gonzalez

Sporting Gijón v Real Madrid

6 February 1988 21	Sporting Gijón	1–2	Real Madrid	Gijón
	Juanma 16'		Vázquez 47' Sánchez 85'	Stadium: Estadio El Molinon Referee: Joaquin Urio Velazquez

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

9 February 1988 22	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Sanchis 34' Llorente 76'	Report	Sosa 59'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: José Pajarez Paz

CA Osasuna v Real Madrid

12 February 1988 23	CA Osasuna	2–1	Real Madrid	Pamplona
	Goikoetxea 21' Ripodas 60'	Report	Sánchez 54pen.'	Stadium: Estadio El Sadar Referee: Jose Miguel Perez

Real Madrid v UD Las Palmas

20 February 1988 24	Real Madrid	5–0	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
	Tendillo 39' Michel 41' Sanchis 55' Sánchez 62' (83), pen'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Eusebio Alvarez Diaz

Sevilla FC v Real Madrid

26 February 1988 25	Sevilla FC	1–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Salguero 33'	Report	Butragueno 53'	Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

Real Madrid v RCD Español

5 March 1988 26	Real Madrid	2–0	RCD Español	Madrid
	Michel 51' Sánchez 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Andújar Oliver

Valencia CF v Real Madrid

8 March 1988 27	Valencia CF	1–1	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Gomez 71'	Report	Santillana 50'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Casanova Referee: Victoriano Sanchez Arminio

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

11 March 1988 28	Real Madrid	5–0	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
	Santillana 10' (80)Michel 26' (33) Sánchez 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

19 March 1988 29	Atlético Madrid	1–3	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Setien 81'	Report	Gordillo 23' Sánchez 34' Butragueno 74'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Jose Perez Sanchez

Real Madrid v CE Sabadell

26 March 1988 30	Real Madrid	3–1	CE Sabadell	Madrid
	Sánchez 33' (42) Butragueno 68'	Report	Rubio 61'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Benavente Garasa

RCD Mallorca v Real Madrid

1 April 1988 31	RCD Mallorca	0–2	Real Madrid	Palma de Mallorca
		Report	Michel 29' Butragueno 86'	Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix Referee: Angel Calvo Cordova

Real Madrid v CD Logroñés

9 April 1988 32	Real Madrid	2–0	CD Logroñés	Madrid
	Sánchez 9' Michel 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Peralta Ibañez

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

15 April 1988 33	Celta Vigo	0–0	Real Madrid	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Jose Merino Gonzalez

Real Madrid v Real Betis

23 April 1988 34	Real Madrid	6–0	Real Betis	Madrid
	Gallego 21' Sanchis 24' Gordillo 35' Michel 42' (65) Sánchez 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

29 April 1988 35	FC Barcelona	2–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Carrasco 1' Lineker 70'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Madrid v Real Murcia

7 May 1988 36	Real Madrid	3–1	Real Murcia	Madrid
	Aldana 23' (37) Sanchis 79'	Report	Korac 54'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

13 May 1988 37	Real Sociedad	2–2	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
	Loren 14' Iturrino 85'	Report	Butragueno 21' (34)	Stadium: Estadio Anoeta

Real Madrid v Real Valladolid

21 May 1988 38	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
	Sánchez 10' Santillana 42'	Report	Fonseca 85'	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

Fifth round

Sestao SC v Real Madrid CF

10 November 1987	Sestao SC	0–0	Real Madrid CF	Sestao
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Estadio Las Lianas Referee: García de Loza

Real Madrid v Sestao SC

24 November 1987	Real Madrid	3–0	Sestao SC	Madrid
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Enríquez Negreira

Eightfinals

Cádiz v Real Madrid CF

15 December 1987	Cádiz	1–1	Real Madrid CF	Cádiz
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Referee: García de Loza

Real Madrid v Cádiz

5 January 1988	Real Madrid	4–2	Cádiz	Madrid
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Enríquez Negreira

Quarter-finals

CE Sabadell v Real Madrid

12 January 1988	CE Sabadell	3–2	Real Madrid	Sabadell
20:30 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Referee: Pes Pérez

Real Madrid v CE Sabadell

19 January 1988	Real Madrid	2–0 (a.e.t.)	CE Sabadell	Madrid
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Valdés Sánchez

Semi-finals

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

10 February 1988	Real Sociedad	1–0	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Estadio Anoeta Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Merino González

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

17 February 1988	Real Madrid	0–4 (0–5 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CET		Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Merino González

European Cup

First round

Real Madrid

S.S.C. Napoli

16 September 1987	Real Madrid	2–0	S.S.C. Napoli	Madrid
	Michel 18.pen.' De Napoli 76og.'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Paolo Casarin

S.S.C. Napoli

Real Madrid

30 September 1987	S.S.C. Napoli	1–1	Real Madrid	Napoli
	Francini 9'	Report	Butragueno 44'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Alain Delmer

Second round

Real Madrid

FC Porto

21 October 1987	Real Madrid	2–1	FC Porto	Valencia
20:00	Sánchez 80' Sanchis 90'	Report	Madjer 59'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Bob Valentine

FC Porto

Real Madrid

4 November 1987	FC Porto	1–2	Real Madrid	Porto
	Sousa 23'	Report	Michel 54' (69)	Stadium: Das Antas Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Dieter Pauly

Quarter-finals

FC Bayern München

Real Madrid

2 March 1988	FC Bayern München	3–2	Real Madrid	München
17:30	Pflugler 39' Eder 45' Wolhlfarth 47'	Report	Butragueno 85' Sánchez 90'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Paolo Casarin

Real Madrid

FC Bayern München

16 March 1988	Real Madrid	2–0 (4–3 agg.)	FC Bayern München	Madrid
20:00	Janković 26' Michel 41'	Report	Krivokapic 37' Bracun 77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen

Semi-final

Real Madrid

PSV

6 April 1988	Real Madrid	1–1	PSV	Madrid
21:00 CET	Sánchez 6'	Report	Linskens 19' Van Aerle 55' Kieft 78'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

PSV

Real Madrid

20 April 1988	PSV	0–0 (1a −1 agg.)	Real Madrid	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Vanenburg 75'	Report	Chendo 75'	Stadium: Philips Stadion

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition	points	total						DR
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	DR
La Liga	56	34	26	4	4	83	33	+50
Copa del Rey	–	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
UEFA Cup	–	12	6	1	5	26	16	+10
Total		52	36	6	10	113	55	+58

Players statistics

^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Buyo	51	-41	35	-23	8	-11	8	-7
	DF	ESP	Chendo	46	1	31	1	7	0	8	0
	DF	ESP	Tendillo	51	6	36	4	7	1	8	1
	DF	ESP	Sanchís	49	10	33	9	8	0	8	1
	DF	ESP	Camacho	42	0	26+4	0	7+1	0	3+1	0
	MF	ESP	Vázquez	50	6	35	5	8	1	7	0
	MF	ESP	Míchel	50	19	35	14	7	1	8	4
	MF	YUG	Janković	43	4	22+7	3	5+1	0	6+2	1
	MF	ESP	Gordillo	46	6	35	6	3	0	8	0
	FW	MEX	Sanchez	50	35	36	29	7	3	7	3
	FW	ESP	Butragueño	43	14	32	12	3	0	8	2
	GK	ESP	Otxotorena	2	-2	2	-2	0	0	0	0
	DF	ESP	Solana	32	0	17+5	0	5	0	4+1	0
	MF	ESP	Gallego	23	2	15+3	2	0	0	4+1	0
	MF	ESP	Llorente	35	4	7+15	2	7+1	2	0+5	0
	FW	ESP	Santillana	23	8	3+9	4	1+6	4	1+3	0
	DF	ESP	Mino	11	0	5+1	0	2+2	0	0+1	0
	MF	ESP	Maqueda	10	1	5+5	1
	MF	ESP	Aldana	4	2	3+1	2
	GK	ESP	Agustín	1	-1	1	-1
	DF	ESP	Perez	9	0	1+4	0	3+1	0
	MF	ESP	Aragon	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Mandía	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Maceda	2	0	0+2	0
	FW	ESP	Aguilá	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ARG	Valdano	0	0	0	0

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1987-882.html

References

^ "Fiesta madridista por el título y la despedida a Santillana" (in Spanish). El País. 22 May 1998.
^ "Un título rácano en números" (in Spanish). El País. 19 June 1995.
^ "Real Madrid » Squad 1987/1988". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1987/1988". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ Real Madrid temporada 1985–86 su bdfutbol.com

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