Greatest comebacks: On this day, Real Madrid thumped Anderlecht 6-1 | OneFootball

On 12 December 1984, Santiago Bernabéu was the scene for a historic comeback against Anderlecht. Real Madrid faced the Belgian side in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup. In the first leg they lost 3-0 in Brussels, but the return leg was a different story and it was a truly memorable night for Real Madrid.

The Whites got off to a blistering start to go 3-0 ahead in the first 30 minutes, with Sanchís, Butragueño and Valdano scoring the goals to give their side hope. But on 33' a goal by Frimann set Anderlecht back on course to progress to the next round. Real Madrid had to dig deep and Valdano made it 4-1 before the break.

Heroic Butragueño Real Madrid still had the whole of the second half to play and needed one more goal to make it through to the quarter-finals. They didn't have to wait long as Butragueño fired in a powerful shot from inside the area to extend the lead. 'El Buitre' produced a sublime performance and completed his hat-trick on 49' from inside the six-yard box. The final score of 6-1 marked another historic night in European football for the madridistas. The result meant that Madrid could take a big step towards winning its first UEFA Cup trophy.

MATCH INFO: 6- Real Madrid: Miguel Ángel, Camacho, Sanchís, San José, Stielike, Lozano (Martín Vázquez, 71'), Míchel (Salguero, 55'), Gallego, Valdano, Butragueño and Santillana. 1- Anderlecht: Munaron, Grun, Peruzovic, Olsen, De Groote (Gudjohnsen, 53'), Hofkens (Andersen, 82'), Frimann, Scifo, Vercauteren, Arnesen and Czerniatynski.

Goals: 1-0 (min. 2): Sanchís. 2-0 (min. 16): Butragueño. 3-0 (min. 28): Valdano. 3-1 (min. 33): Frimann. 4-1 (min. 38): Valdano. 5-1 (min. 47): Butragueño. 6-1 (min. 49): Butragueño.