REAL SUCCESS
Real Madrid crowned LaLiga champions for record 35th time ahead after destroying Barcelona and Atletico in title race
REAL MADRID were crowned Spanish champions after crushing Espanyol 4-0.
Rodrygo's double followed by second-half goals from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema sealed all three points for Real who have now won two titles in three years.
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Carlo Ancelotti has become the first manager to win each of Europe's top five leagues having also won league titles with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, with whom he also won the Champions League.
The Italian's side led the way all season with rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid never mounting a title challenge.
That meant Real winning their 35th league title has been a forgone conclusion for some time, and it has now been confirmed with four games still left to play.
They sit 17 points ahead of their closest challengers Sevilla, and a humiliating 18 ahead of Barcelona, who they have now jumped ahead of in total trophy wins, with 95 to Barca's 94.
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Los Blancos have lost just three league games all season with impressive wins over Barcelona and Sevilla helping them along the way.
Karim Benzema has been key to Real's success with the striker scoring 26 goals and providing 11 assists in the league campaign.
Vincius Jr. has also been brilliant with 14 goals and 12 assists, and Luka Modric has defied his age by pulling the strings in midfield.
That trio have also inspired their team in Europe with Benzema scoring a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the knock-out rounds.
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The Frenchman also scored a double against Manchester City in the first leg of the semi-final on Tuesday, which included an audacious panenka penalty.
Benzema will be aiming to repeat that feat in the return leg at the Bernabeu on Wednesday with Real eyeing a historic double.
The Spanish giants last won both La Liga and the Champions League in 2017 and also achieved the same double three times between 1956-58.
But they will first have to produce another special performance at home and could then take on Liverpool in the final after Jurgen Klopp's side beat Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of their tie.
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Real could be set for another period of dominance - both domestically and in Europe - with superstar Kylian Mbappe likely to join in the summer.
Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger is also set to move to the Bernabeu as a free agent in the summer with a medical planned for the defender.
There is even talk of Erling Haaland still making a move to Real despite being heavily linked to City.
The club could also decide to make a change in the dugout despite Ancelotti's success - PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has been eyed.
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