Malaga 0-2 Real Madrid, this was tally that Barcelona never wanted to exist on Sunday as their arch rivals, Los Blancos were able to clinch the La Liga for the 33rd time, despite Barca making a comeback against Eibar at Camp Nou and winning the game by 4-2.
Cristiano Ronaldo put Real Madrid in the lead as early as in the second minute, as the hosts made the worst possible start when Hernandez clumsily played the ball towards Isco who instantly slotted a clean through ball to Ronaldo and the four-time ballon d’Or winner skipped around Carlos Kameni and took a shot into an empty net.
Real Madrid only needed a draw by that for clinching the La Liga title after five years because, at Camp Nou, Barcelona has conceded a goal while playing against Eibar. On Sunday, the focus was not on only one game as Real’s loss and Barcelona’s win could have made Luis Enrique’s men the Champions, once again.
However, Karim Benzema struck the final nail in the 55th minute and took Los Blancos to a 2-0 lead against Malaga, the team that was looking lethal in the initial stages, questions Keylor Navas on a couple of occasions.
Toni Kroos’ corner found Ramos inside the box but the defender’s shot was declined by Kameni, however, the rebound hit Varane on its way and slotted right into the path of Benzema, who bundled the ball into the net.
Watch the two phenomenal as well as dominant goal from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema here
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That was it for Real Madrid and they were cried as the new La Liga Champions after five long years. This was their 33rd La Liga title victory which is the most by any team.
At Camp Nou, Barcelona, by that time, made a phenomenal came back and won the match against Eibar by 4-2, thanks to Messi’s double strike in the 75th minute and in the injury time. However, it all went down the drain as they were still not able to clinch the title but there was still a good news for Barca fans.
Lionel Messi has ended the season as the top scorer in La Liga with 37 goals and was named the Pichichi award winner for the fourth time, the most by ant player. He is followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award three times.
Lionel Messi ends the season as the #laliga top scorer with 37 goals, his 4th Pichichi pic.twitter.com/uNVdzC9DKB
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 21, 2017
As for Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo, they will be looking forward to a European Double by winning the Champions League final against Juventus with the Portugal-national being in his best of forms and Zinedine Zidane’s men having all the needed confidence before entering the final. Los Blancos will also be defending the UEFA Champions League title against a team that forced Barcelona out of the competition.
Before bidding adieu, we thought of sharing a stats for the Ronaldo vs Messi fans and that is, Cristiano Ronaldo is now the second player to score 25+ goals in eight consecutive La Liga seasons, after Lionel Messi.