The calculation was simple. Today (Saturday) at home against Espanyol to take one point to secure the title. Losing was not a problem. That was four matches in hand.
However, Real Madrid did not want to wait. Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Espanyol in the title race. Real beat Espanyol 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu today (Saturday) to become the Spanish La Liga champions a record 35 times.
Interestingly, Espanyol was far ahead of Real in attack throughout the match. Just didn’t get the goal. They took a total of 20 shots in the match, 6 of which were on target. On the other hand, Real scored in all four of the 11 shots with 5 goals.
Rodrigo’s pair of goals in the first half of the match gave Real a 2-0 lead. Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema joined the goal celebration in the second half.
Real could have gone ahead in 13 minutes. Mariano Diaz’s shot from close range hit the post. Rodrigo scored from Marcelo’s pass in the 33rd minute. Another goal by the Brazilian winger ten minutes later.
Espanyol continued to fight in the second half. But they did not see the goal. In the 55th minute, Marco Asensio led the team 3-0 with a Kamawinger assist.
Then Real’s biggest star Karim Benzema also joined the goal festival. In the 61st minute, the French striker easily caught the ball near Vinicius Jr.
With this victory, Real has secured the title with 61 points in 34 matches. Sevilla have 64 points in equal matches, while Barcelona have 63 in one match. Even if they win all the other matches, they will not be able to catch Real anymore.
