Categories: Football

The Second Division teams that left their mark in Europe

Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza is the Second Division club with the longest tour of the old continent with a total of 19 participations between the Fairs Cup (5), UEFA Cup (8), Recopa (5) and European Super Cup (1). The Magnificent Five, Canario, Lapetra, Marcelino, Santos and Villa, were the main bastions for the Maño team to rise in the 1963-1964 season with its first continental trophy, the Fairs Cup, after defeating Valencia 2-1. Fate was different two years later, as Barcelona, ​​the most awarded club, beat the Aragonese 4-2 in the final. Three decades later, the blanquillo team would be cited again with history in the old continent. On May 10, 1995, the Parc des Princes in Paris witnessed the achievement of the Recopa de Europa against Arsenal. Juan Eduardo Esnáider put the first goal of the night with a real shoe from outside the area, minutes later the English equalized the contest. When it seemed that the match was going to be decided from eleven meters, Nayim raised his head where he saw Seaman away from his door, and from a three-quarter zone he catapulted a blow that ended up in the back of the net to put the Lion in the ground. highest in Europe. The last participation of Real Zaragoza in European competitions was in the 07-08 season. However, the outcome was bittersweet for the parish maña with the elimination in the first round against Aris de Thessaloniki.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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