Today marks the 68th anniversary of Real Madrid's fifth league title. On 14 April 1957, the Whites mathematically clinched the league title after beating Zaragoza at Torrero (1-2) on the penultimate matchday of the season. The Madridistas had to come back from a goal scored by Wilson that gave the Aragonese side the lead in the 9th minute. Mateos, in the 35th and 70th minutes, netted a brace to secure the title.

Real Madrid finished the 1956/57 league season five points ahead of Sevilla and Barcelona, second and third in the standings. On an individual level, Alfredo Di Stéfano (31 goals) was the top scorer of the competition. That side was coached by José Villalonga and would go on to win three trophies that season, also winning the second European Cup and the Latin Cup.