Real Madrid vs Espanyol
La Liga
Santiago Bernabéu
Los Blancos registered an impressive 4-0 win at home against Espanyol to win their 35th LaLiga title. The contest was more closely fought than what the scoresheet suggests. However, the visitors were dreadful in the final third.
A brace from Rodrygo and second half goals from Asensio and Benzema did the job for the Madridistas.
Following the result, Espanyol are now in 14th position. The title triumph made Ancelotti the first manager to win all of the top five league titles in Europe.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol: Match report
Full time score: Real Madrid 4-0 Espanyol
Real Madrid
1 Thibaut Courtois
17 Lucas Vázquez
12 Marcelo
14 Casemiro 61’
5 Jesús Vallejo
25 Eduardo Camavinga 75’
10 Luka Modric 60’
19 Dani Ceballos
24 Mariano 60’
11 Marco Asensio 55’
21 Rodrygo 75’
Substitutes
34 Gila Fuentes 75’
22 Isco 61’
8 Toni Kroos 60’
9 Karim Benzema 60’
20 Vinícius Júnior 75’
Espanyol
13 Diego López
22 Aleix Vidal
4 Leandro Cabrera
5 Fernando Calero 83’
24 Sergi Gómez
25 Yangel Herrera 76’
14 Óscar Melendo 65’
10 Sergi Darder
19 Tonny Vilhena 65’
11 Raúl de Tomás 65’
9 Javier Puado
Substitutes
15 David López 83’
17 Dídac Vilá 65’
6 Manuel Morlanes 65’
8 Fran Mérida 76’
7 Wu Lei 65’
Post match reactions
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid manager: “It fills me with great pride. I like what I do and the five league titles mean that I’ve done a good job. I’m proud to be at Real Madrid and to win trophies with this team, and I’d like to keep doing it.
“I’m delighted, we’ve accomplished a challenge. The season we’ve had in the league has been spectacular, with a lot of consistency and stability. I’d like to thank all the players for their hard work, attitude and commitment. Today we have to celebrate”.
Courtois: “We’ve made a huge effort this year. We’ve been consistent and done well in key games. We’ve come out of difficult games and that’s why we’re champions”.
Casemiro: “It’s a perfect job all year round. That’s how you win leagues, with consistency and hard work. The league is always the most difficult, that’s why we are the greatest and we have 35. You win the league game by game, you have to build a squad for it. You can never give up, you always have to make it three points. The team has been fantastic”.
