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But Real, inspired by that famous triumvirate of Alfredo di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas and Paco Gento, produced a mesmeric performance to beat Frankfurt 7-3.

The Hungarian Puskas scored four, while the White Arrow Di Stefano claimed a hat-trick.

Di Stefano is now honorary president of the club he served so well, and time has diminished neither the memories nor the affection with which he remembers that occasion.

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"Luckily I've got a lot of good memories from the past and one of them is the final we played in Glasgow," he said.

"It's one of the best games I played in for Real Madrid, although all the European Cup finals were amazing.

"For the people who have been at the club for 40 or 50 years it's always nice to think back to that time when we achieved such a great success for the club."

Raul admitted that to equal that result and the goalscoring exploits of Puskas and Di Stefano would be very difficult.

Real's goal-machine Raul
Raul is aware of Glasgow's role in Real's history

"It's an impossible dream. It's very unlikely these days that you would get a result like that in the final," he said.

Captain Hierro agreed: "Nowadays that would be a very difficult result to repeat.

"7-3 is a very unlikely result in football these days. But we'll go with the aim of putting on a good show but above all of winning the cup."

Right-back for Real Madrid in 1960 was Marquitos, who picked up his fifth European Cup winners' medal that day.

He put the victory into perspective: "Of all the European Cup finals we played in the best memories are of the 1960 final."

Marquitos kept a promise made before the final by returning to Spain dressed in full Scottish dress and is looking forward to coming back to Glasgow to see this year's vintage contest the final.

Prolific striker Ferenc Puskas
Ferenc Puskas scored four in the 1960 final

But he is convinced that, despite the multi-million pound salaries and transfers that the current squad command, they would not live with his team-mates.

"Times have changed, but I don't think we'll see again players as good as the ones I played with."

Michel Salgado is the latest in an impressive list of players to fill Marquitos' role and he is awaiting the chance to emulate the team of 1960 with some anticipation.

"Hampden is a famous and beautiful stadium, although it's a shame it's smaller than we would have liked so that more of our fans could have gone, but it's a great venue for winning a European Cup," he said.