1990–91 Real Madrid CF season

In the summertime, Welsh head coach John Benjamin Toshack asked for several changes, including the transfers of Bernd Schuster to local rivals Atletico Madrid and defender Oscar Ruggeri together with midfielder Martin Vazquez to Torino FC.[2][3][4] Meanwhile, President Ramon Mendoza reinforced the club with Gheorghe Hagi, Predrag Spasic (replacing Gheorghe Popescu) and Villaroya. Following a losing streak sinking the team through the 6th place in the league, Mendoza fired Toshack on 25 November 1990 and appointed club legend Alfredo Di Stefano 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, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

During February, forward Hugo Sanchez suffered his first injury,[5] and the squad was eliminated early in the Copa del Rey round of 16 by Atletico 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 Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the European Cup quarter-finals, shattering the chances of Alfredo Di Stefano to stay as a coach and he resigned after the elimination. After one game with Ramon Grosso as an interim manager, the club appointed Radomir Antic as a new permanent head coach.

Surprisingly, despite the chaotic situation and Hugo Sanchez out for the rest of season since 25 April,[6] 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 Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in the final rounds of the season.

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 Buyo — DF  ESP Chendo — DF  ESP Fernando Hierro — DF  ESP Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo — DF  ESP Jesús Ángel Solana — DF  ESP Francisco Villarroya — MF  ROU Gheorghe Hagi — MF  ESP Juan José Sánchez Maqueda — MF  ESP Míchel — FW  ESP Emilio Butragueño — FW  MEX Hugo Sánchez

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Pedro Luis Jaro — DF  YUG Predrag Spasić — DF  ESP Miguel Tendillo — MF  ESP Adolfo Aldana — MF  ESP Santiago Aragón — GK  ESP Julen Lopetegui — MF  ESP Rafael Gordillo — FW  ESP Sebastián Losada — FW  ESP Alfonso Pérez — MF  ESP Luis Milla — FW  ESP Paco Llorente — FW  ARG Juan Eduardo Esnaider — MF  ESP Antonio Joaquín Parra Fernández — DF  ESP Víctor Torres Mestre — FW  ESP Ismael Urzaiz Aranda

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In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ROU Gheorghe Hagi from Steaua București — GK  ESP Pedro Luis Jaro from Malaga CF — DF  ESP Maqueda from CD Logroñes — MF  ESP Luis Milla from FC Barcelona — MF  ESP Santiago Aragon from CD Logroñes — DF  YUG Predrag Spasic from Partizan — FW  ESP Villarroya from Real Zaragoza — FW  ARG Juan Eduardo Esnaider from Ferrocarril Oeste (January)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Aguilá to CD Logroñes — GK  ESP Agustin to CD Tenerife — DF  ESP Esteban to Real Zaragoza — DF  ESP Llorente to CD Tenerife — MF  ESP Martin Vazquez to Torino FC — DF  ARG Oscar Ruggeri to Velez Sarsfield — FW  GER Bernd Schuster to Atletico Madrid

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