1957 – 58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup , Europe 's premier club football tournament . The competition was won by Real Madrid , who beat Milan 3 – 2 in the final , following a 2 – 2 draw after 90 minutes . This was Real Madrid 's third European Cup title in a row . However , the 1957 – 58 season was marred by the air disaster in Munich , when eight Manchester United players lost their lives on their way home from Belgrade , after a 3 – 3 draw in the quarter-final second leg with Red Star Belgrade . The English champions were ultimately defeated in the semi-finals by the eventual runners-up , AC Milan of Italy . It was the first time that teams from the Republic of Ireland , Northern Ireland and East Germany participated , while Turkey could not send any club , since the Turkish FA failed to register Beşiktaş for the draw in time . Sevilla was invited despite having been runners-up in Spain the year before , as Spanish champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders ; the two Spanish sides met in the quarter-finals , the first time two sides from the same country played against each other in the competition
air disaster in Munich
Munich air disaster
1957–58 European Cup