Real Madrid sealed a record-extending 36th La Liga title on Saturday.
Vinicius Junior, Bellingham have secured the La Liga title ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg. Though they did not become champions because Real won, but because Barcelona made the task easier for the Madrid team after it lost by 4-2 to Girona. With Barca’s loss, Real’s La Liga victory was confirmed and secured. Also, Real beat Cadiz by 3-0 score. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid set a record of winning La Liga title for 36 times.
Match highlights
Real could not open the goal in the first half of the match. They had to wait till the second half. In fact, Ancelotti did not want to use the full force of this match as it was a Champions League match. But Los Blancos won the match with a clear 3-0 goal. And at the same time, Madrid’s team also increased their confidence by winning La Liga before the Champions League.
Goals from the match
Real scored the first goal in the 51st minute of the match. Brahim Diaz scored with a wonderful curling shot. Following that, Jude Bellingham then scored to increase the gap of Real by scoring in the 68th minute of the match for real. Joselu put the final nail in Cádiz’s coffin during the annexation. In this match, Croatian footballer Luka Modric entered the field in La Liga as the oldest footballer in Real’s jersey, this is his last season in Real. Cádiz tried their best to defend the score but they didn’t get any luck scoring.
While it is Bellingham’s first title at Real Madrid, it is a remarkable 25th trophy for Nacho and Luka Modrić who joined Marcelo and Karim Benzema as the club’s most decorated players.
“I’d be lying to you if I told you that when I was little I didn’t dream of winning a La Liga as captain,” Real Madrid captain Nacho told his club’s website, after winning his fourth league title.
“It’s a feeling I’ve been looking forward to this year. It’s a dream come true. To win a league title at Real Madrid is magnificent, but to do it as captain is even better.”
Player of the Match
Brahim Diaz won the title of player of the match. He took advantage of a mistake on the edge of the box to whip the ball into the top corner for the first goal.
Scenes could have been different with Barca’s win
However, a win for Barcelona, would have delayed Real’s La Liga run. They scored first and went ahead, but the last defense did not. However, Girona not only lost their league by beating Barcelona 4-2, but also made history themselves. Because this is the first time they have qualified to play in the Champions League with the victory in the Barca match. Next season they will represent Spain for the first time in the UEFA Champions League alongside with Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Girona’s performance this year
Girona was in a good place in this year’s La Liga. It seemed that they would also do something like Bayer Leverkusen by going against the tide. They may not have been able to do that, but the performance that Artem Dovbyk, Gutierrez have shown all season has caught the eye of Spanish football. Because at this moment in the league, their position is above Barcelona – at second place. There are not many high profile footballers in the team, which is the reason for this success.
Meanwhile, Wednesday night is the second leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final. Junior Rudiger will surely want to punch a ticket to the Champions League final with a win over Bayern at the Bernabeu three days after their La Liga win at home.
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