Sebes preferred a 3-2-1-4 formation which allowed Ferenc Puskas, the great Hungarian striker, to thrive alongside the precociously talented Nandor Hidekuti.

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He fastened on to an Alves ball from the right, taking a touch and slotting low past Pyatov's outstretched left hand as he went past the goal tallies of Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas in 1959-60, Barca's Brazilian Ronaldo in 1996-97 and Messi himself last season.

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The stadium where the magical Magyar Ferenc Puskas's drag-back left Billy Wright floundered, and where Manchester United beat Benfica to claim the European Cup for the first time.

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