• Real Madrid stars throw coach Carlo Ancelotti into the air in celebration after winning La Liga with a 4-0 victory against Espanyol. Reuters
    Real Madrid stars throw coach Carlo Ancelotti into the air in celebration after winning La Liga with a 4-0 victory against Espanyol. Reuters
  • Carlo Ancelotti celebrates after winning La Liga. EPA
    Carlo Ancelotti celebrates after winning La Liga. EPA
  • Real Madrid's Marco Asensio, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates celebrate after winning La Liga with a 4-0 victory against Espanyol. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Marco Asensio, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates celebrate after winning La Liga with a 4-0 victory against Espanyol. Reuters
  • Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois celebrates after winning La Liga. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois celebrates after winning La Liga. Reuters
  • Real Karim Benzema and Marcelo hold La Liga trophy after beating Espanyol 4-0 at Santiago Bernabeu. EPA
    Real Karim Benzema and Marcelo hold La Liga trophy after beating Espanyol 4-0 at Santiago Bernabeu. EPA
  • Real Madrid players celebrate. EPA
    Real Madrid players celebrate. EPA
  • Real Madrid players throw coach Carlo Ancelotti into the air. EPA
    Real Madrid players throw coach Carlo Ancelotti into the air. EPA
  • Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Junior, Jesus Vallejo, Karim Benzema, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates celebrate. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Junior, Jesus Vallejo, Karim Benzema, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates celebrate. Reuters
  • Real's Marcelo celebrates with the trophy. Reuters
    Real's Marcelo celebrates with the trophy. Reuters
  • Real Madrid team members celebrate after winning La Liga. Reuters
    Real Madrid team members celebrate after winning La Liga. Reuters
  • Marcelo holds the trophy and celebrates with teammates. Reuters
    Marcelo holds the trophy and celebrates with teammates. Reuters
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo holds the trophy. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Marcelo holds the trophy. Reuters
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo holds the trophy. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Marcelo holds the trophy. Reuters
  • Real Madrid's fans celebrate winning La Liga. EPA
    Real Madrid's fans celebrate winning La Liga. EPA
  • Real Madrid's Rodrygo celebrates scoring their first goal against Espanyol. Reuters
    Real Madrid's Rodrygo celebrates scoring their first goal against Espanyol. Reuters
  • Rodrygo scores the first goal. Reuters
    Rodrygo scores the first goal. Reuters
  • Rodrygo celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters
    Rodrygo celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters
  • Rodrygo after the second goal. EPA
    Rodrygo after the second goal. EPA
  • French forward Karim Benzema started the match on the bench. AFP
    French forward Karim Benzema started the match on the bench. AFP
  • Marco Asensio celebrates after scoring Real's third goal. AFP
    Marco Asensio celebrates after scoring Real's third goal. AFP
  • Marco Asensio celebrates scoring their third goal with Mariano Diaz, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates. Reuters
    Marco Asensio celebrates scoring their third goal with Mariano Diaz, Eduardo Camavinga and teammates. Reuters
  • Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti greets Espanyol's Vicente Moren ahead the match. EPA
    Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti greets Espanyol's Vicente Moren ahead the match. EPA
  • Spanish tennis player and Real fan Rafa Nadal is paraded on the pitch. EPA
    Spanish tennis player and Real fan Rafa Nadal is paraded on the pitch. EPA
  • Asensio celebrates with his teammates. EPA
    Asensio celebrates with his teammates. EPA
  • Striker Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring the fourth goal. EPA
    Striker Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring the fourth goal. EPA
  • Karim Benzema celebrates. Reuters
    Karim Benzema celebrates. Reuters

Real Madrid crowned champions of Spain and the party starts - in pictures


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Real Madrid cruised to another La Liga title on Saturday after a comfortable 4-0 win against Espanyol.

It completed the final part of a remarkable achievement for Carlo Ancelotti, who has become the first manager to win the title in all of Europe's five major leagues - Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga.

Ancelotti won Serie A with AC Milan in 2004, the Premier League at Chelsea in 2010, managed Paris Saint Germain to Ligue 1 in 2013, and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 2017.

Real needed just a point to ensure that Barcelona could not catch them, but took no chances in a storming performance at the Santiago Bernabeu for their 35th league crown.

Rodrygo put Real ahead in the 33rd minute, shimmying away from two players before stroking the ball into the bottom corner.

The Brazilian doubled the lead just before half-time, when Sergi Gomez was robbed on the edge of his own area and Rodrygo fired low into the corner.

Marco Asensio strolled into the area before calmly finishing in the second half to add the third, and Karim Benzema, rested for the return leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City in midweek, came off the bench to add the fourth.

Updated: May 01, 2022, 3:19 AM