Madrid’s domination was total. Deprived of the last La Liga after FC Barcelona’s great 2022-23 season, Real Madrid regained their crown as Spanish Champion this weekend. Carlo Ancelotti and his men will have secured the essential this afternoon by winning against Cadiz (3-0). But it was ultimately FC Barcelona who offered the Champion title to the Merengues, losing on the Girona pitch (2-4). And Real Madrid was able to celebrate on Saturday evening, thanking its eternal rival.
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Almost in the lead throughout the current season, Real Madrid will have dominated the debates and in particular during the two Clasicos, won first at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuïc (1-2), then at the Santiago Bernabéu (3-2). A victory which will also have allowed the Merengue club to take a big lead over its eternal rival, not at best this season, as well as over Girona, surprising leader of Liga during the first part of the season.
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Jude Bellingham beamed
Real Madrid thus wins its 36th Spanish Championship in its history, the absolute record in Spain. A title partly won thanks to the immense Jude Bellingham. Flagship recruit of the summer from Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros, with bonuses, the English international is currently second in the ranking of top scorers in La Liga, with 18 goals, behind Artem Dovbyk (20, Girona) and in front of Robert Lewandowski (17, FC Barcelona).
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Aside from the Spanish Cup, lost in the round of 16 against Atlético de Madrid (2-4), Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid is still in the running to win the treble, after this Liga title won, then the Spanish Super Cup in the middle of the season. A final victory in the Champions League would glorify this great season, which promises to be the start of a new era between the end of certain executives and the arrival of new faces, including very soon Kylian Mbappé.
Pub. THE 04/05/2024 20:33
Update 04/05/2024 20:44
