Real Madrid clinched the La Liga title with a 4-0 victory over Espanyol on Saturday.
Real Madrid has won its second league title in three years, and Carlo Ancelotti’s side has done so with relative ease, having moved an unassailable 18 points ahead of Barcelona, which has five games remaining this season.
Rodrygo scored twice in the first half, and Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema added two more goals in the second half to seal a comfortable victory at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
Real has now won 35 league titles, nine more than rival Barcelona, and Ancelotti has become the first manager in history to win the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga.
Real Madrid’s fourth goal is celebrated by Benzema.
“Celebrating with the fans is the best thing there is; the party is theirs,” said Marcelo, Real Madrid’s most decorated player with 24 trophies, to Spanish broadcaster Movistar.
“This is the greatest joy a player can have, celebrating with their fans, a home match… there’s nothing but joy.”
Real Madrid has been the dominant team in Spain this season, winning 25 league games and losing only three, with Benzema’s 42 goals in 42 games driving that success.
¡Enhorabuena, @realmadrid, por el 3️⃣5️⃣ título de Liga! ??? https://t.co/0W4F4LiGtw
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) April 30, 2022
Paris Saint-Germain defender Sergio Ramos passed on his congratulations to his former club, tweeting: “Congratulations, Real Madrid, for your 35th title!”
Real next faces Manchester City at the Bernabéu on Wednesday in the second leg of the sides’ Champions League semifinal.
The tie will be tightly contested after City won an entertaining first leg in Manchester 4-3.
“I’m proud [of the players]. I want to keep winning titles with Real Madrid,” Ancelotti told Real Madrid TV. “Congratulations [to the players and fans], we’ll see each other Wednesday. I’ll say this to the fans, Wednesday we need this atmosphere.”
