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Major club matches
1957 European Cup final

This match on 30 May 1957 was contested between Real Madrid, champions of Spain, and Fiorentina, champions of Italy, at the former's home stadium. In this season, 16 teams played for the trophy. Real Madrid won 2–0 in the final after goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento in the second half. This was the second consecutive European Cup for Real Madrid after having won their first trophy one year before, at the Parc des Princes against Stade de Reims.

1969 European Cup final

On 28 May 1969, Milan, champions of Italy, played Ajax, champions of the Netherlands, to determine the champions of Europe. Milan defeated Ajax 4–1 to win their second European championship. Ajax made history by being the first Dutch team to reach a final.

1980 European Cup final

On 28 May 1980, defending champions Nottingham Forest of England faced Hamburger SV, champions of Germany. The match ended with a victory for the English team with a 1–0 result. The new champions of Europe retained the trophy and achieved a historic second consecutive European Cup.

2010 UEFA Champions League final

On 22 May 2010, German champions Bayern Munich, who eliminated Lyon in the semi-finals, faced Italian champions Internazionale, who defeated Barcelona in the semi-finals. Inter won 2–0 after two goals from Diego Milito, completing the treble.

2018 Copa Libertadores final

The two-legged 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores final pitted Argentine archrivals of Buenos Aires in Boca Juniors and River Plate against each other in the final for the first time. The first leg was held at Boca Juniors' home pitch, La Bombonera, on 11 November 2018, ending in a 2–2 draw with no away goal rule applied.

During the planned second leg on 24 November 2018, scheduled at El Monumental, the home stadium of River Plate, numerous River Plate fans threw glass bottles and stones at the Boca Juniors team bus headed to the stadium, injuring numerous players as a result. CONMEBOL postponed the match and moved the second leg to Europe for 9 December 2018 in Madrid, a neutral site, for security and travel reasons. Both sets of fans attended the match as River Plate won 3–1 after extra time (5–3 on aggregate) to lift the trophy outside of South America for the first time.

Other uses
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium has hosted some concerts in Madrid due to its large capacity.

Madrid-based singer Julio Iglesias, who played as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla in the late 1950s, performed in front of about 100,000 people at the stadium on September 12, 1983. Iglesias performed again at the stadium on 21 September 1989 to 70,000 people for free.

On 25 September 1986, American singer Frank Sinatra performed at the Santiago Bernabéu, his only concert in the Spanish capital.

On 15 July 1987, Irish rock band U2 held their first concert in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu as part of their Joshua Tree Tour with English bands Big Audio Dynamite, The Pretenders, and UB40 as the opening acts. Spanish journalist Javier Menéndez Flores believed that as many as 115,000 spectators may have been in attendance.

The 16 participants of the first series of the reality singing competition show Operación Triunfo performed a sold-out concert at the Bernabéu Stadium on 1 June 2002 as part of a 27-city tour in Spain. Their Bernabéu Stadium concert aired on La 1 to 5,136,000 million viewers with a 39.5% share, becoming the most watched concert in the country.

American rock band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the stadium thrice, becoming the first artist to perform at the stadium multiple times. The first one was during their Magic Tour on 17 July 2008 to an audience of 53,783. Their second concert was part of their Wrecking Ball World Tour on 17 June 2012 to 54,639 people, the first time Springsteen and his band sold out the stadium. The band returned to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 21 May 2016 for The River Tour, performing to a sell-out crowd of 55,695.

The Bernabéu Stadium would have hosted its first music festival on 30 June 2012 entitled El Gol de la Vida (The Goal of Life), a benefit concert featuring Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra (as part of his A Son de Guerra World Tour), new flamenco singer Antonio Carmona, Mexican singer Marcela Gándara, and American Christian singer Marcos Witt. However, the festival was moved to the indoor Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, the home of Real Madrid Baloncesto, for unknown reasons.

On 25 June 2014, the Rolling Stones became the third different international artist (and rock band) to headline a show at the stadium when they brought their 14 On Fire tour to a sell-out 57,416 spectators. Local rock icon Leiva opened for the English band.

On 29 June 2018, the top 16 finalists of the ninth series of Operación Triunfo performed at the stadium to 60,000 people as part of their nationwide tour. It was the first time since 2002 that the contestants of Operación Triunfo brought their tour to the stadium.

American pop singer Taylor Swift will perform at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 30 May 2024 for the Eras Tour. Aside from being the first international artist to perform at the stadium in a decade, Swift will hold the first concert at the newly-renovated stadium, which has been remodeled with advanced technology to prepare for large-scale concerts based on a comprehensive acoustic study. Reem Abdalazem of Diario AS also noted that the concert's announcement marked "the first major event announcement for the newly constructed stadium."