La Liga: Real Madrid win 35th LA LIGA title – Real Madrid wins their 35th La Liga title as they beat Espanyol 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema and Asensio added to Rodrygo’s first-half goals, and Madrid’s second half was one in which the party atmosphere in the stands was reflected on the pitch. Follow La Liga live updates on InsideSport.IN
La Liga: CHAMPIONS OF SPAIN!!! Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 to claim 35th LA LIGA title, Rodrygo scores brace, Check Real Madrid beat Espanyol HIGHLIGHTS
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La Liga: CHAMPIONS OF SPAIN!!! Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 to claim 35th LA LIGA title
Real Madrid clinched the LaLiga title in style as Rodrygo scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Espanyol. Los Blancos needed only to avoid defeat to give third-placed Barcelona no chance of producing a remarkable turnaround in the title race.
And they made no mistake against Barca’s city rivals on Saturday, Rodrygo doing the damage in the first half with a well-taken brace.
Marco Asensio made it 3-0 and Isco had a goal disallowed before Karim Benzema fittingly had the final say as Madrid claimed a 35th LaLiga title. They will now turn attention to trying to overturn a 4-3 deficit to Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
La Liga: Real Madrid beat Espanyol HIGHLIGHTS
Espanyol started brightly with plenty of energy but they were fortunate not to go behind in the 13th minute when Mariano, playing as the central striker in place of the rested Benzema, hit the post with a header from point-blank range.
Mariano headed wide from Luka Modric’s pass nine minutes later before the deadlock was broken by Rodrygo, who received Marcelo’s cutback and stroked a side-footed effort into the bottom-right corner.
Ten minutes later, Rodrygo doubled their advantage, wrong-footing Diego Lopez with a clever finish after Espanyol lost possession deep in their own half. Asensio effectively made sure of the points and the title 10 minutes into the second half, when he confidently finished off a rapid counter-attack led by Eduardo Camavinga.
Substitutes Benzema and Isco combined for what looked a fine fourth goal, only for VAR to intervene with Lopez’s vision apparently impeded by an offside player. It mattered not as Madrid regained the title they lost to Atletico Madrid last season, Benzema’s 81st-minute effort too strong for Lopez to put the icing on the cake.
Carlo Ancelotti makes history
The collective stumbles of Sevilla and Barcelona left the title returning to the Santiago Bernabeu an inevitability.
It has great significance for Carlo Ancelotti, who in his second spell as coach now has his first LaLiga title and is the first boss to win each of Europe’s top five leagues, having also won the Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga
Ruthless Rodrygo
Madrid, who have dropped points just nine times this season compared to 17 for Sevilla, 15 for Barca and 15 for Atletico, deserve great credit for their consistency and ruthlessness.
Espanyol had 20 shots to Madrid’s 11, but the hosts were far more clinical in front of goal. Rodrygo exemplified their cutting edge, scoring from both his shots while also playing two key passes.
What’s next?
That victory means, of course, that Real are league champions, with their unassailable 17-point lead over Sevilla too much to be caught with just four games left. Espanyol remain 13th, but even their players know that their performance didn’t really mean much today, as the day belonged to Real Madrid.
La Liga: CHAMPIONS OF SPAIN!!! Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 to claim 35th LA LIGA title, Rodrygo scores brace, Check Real Madrid beat Espanyol HIGHLIGHTS
