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1 May 1983. Final day of the La Liga 1982-83 season.
Going into the final round of La Liga matches Real Madrid were top by one point from Athletic Bilbao who had not been Champions since 1956.
Bilbao were away to Las Palmas and Real Madrid travelled to Valencia who were in dire straits in 2nd last place.
Bilbao needed to win and hope Valencia beat Real.
Managed by former Bilbao player and manager Koldo Aguirre, Valencia had looked doomed but gave themselves a slight chance on the final day - they needed beat Real Madrid and hope all their direct rivals lost inc. Las Palmas plus Celta and Santander, to stay up on goal difference.
This was the end of Las Palmas' golden era - a 19 year stay in La Liga - yet when Bilbao do a lap of honour the stadium is still full.
1982-83 didn't get any better for Real Madrid - they were also runners up in the Copa del Rey, lost the ECWC final to Fergie's Aberdeen and were runners up in the short lived League Cup.
1 May 1983. Final day of the La Liga 1982-83 season.
Going into the final round of La Liga matches Real Madrid were top by one point from Athletic Bilbao who had not been Champions since 1956.
Bilbao were away to Las Palmas and Real Madrid travelled to Valencia who were in dire straits in 2nd last place.
Bilbao needed to win and hope Valencia beat Real.
Managed by former Bilbao player and manager Koldo Aguirre, Valencia had looked doomed but gave themselves a slight chance on the final day - they needed beat Real Madrid and hope all their direct rivals lost inc. Las Palmas plus Celta and Santander, to stay up on goal difference.
This was the end of Las Palmas' golden era - a 19 year stay in La Liga - yet when Bilbao do a lap of honour the stadium is still full.
1982-83 didn't get any better for Real Madrid - they were also runners up in the Copa del Rey, lost the ECWC final to Fergie's Aberdeen and were runners up in the short lived League Cup.
Spotlight Season: The Basque Conquest of Spain – 1982/83 | El Centrocampista
Background Football in Spain was in need of a boost. The country had staged the twelfth World Cup Finals during the summer of 1982 and despite a vast investment on infrastructure and publicity, the tournament had failed to capture the Spanish public’s imagination. The sombre mood was not helped...
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