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Farewell to Raymond Kopa, the magic man who helped elevate Real Madrid
Shaka Hislop's latest club power rankings see a once-top Real Madrid slide down to third.
Raymond Kopa, left, was first shown to Real while he was trying to beat them. Then he joined them.
Raymond Kopazewski was introduced to Real Madrid's players in the Parc des Princes dressing room before the first European Cup final in June 1956. They didn't know much about the short, blond forward standing with Raimundo Saporta, the Madrid director, but they knew he was good and now, they found out, he was about to join them.
First, though, he had one last thing to do: beat them. Madrid were facing Stade de Reims and he was their most important player, making his final appearance before travelling...
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