On this day, April 1st 1927, a club legend Ferenc Puskás was born. Puskás amassed 243 goals and 133 assists in 262 appearances for the club.

As an aside, the press criticised Madrid for signing a player who was already at the end of his career, when no one else would give him a chance.

Di Stefano dismissed the criticism by saying, ‘He handles the ball better with his left foot than I do with my hand.’