Football: Real Madrid crowned Spanish champion for 35th time in its history

With this new trophy, Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach in history on Saturday to win the five major championships on the football planet.

Le Monde with AFP

Leader from start to finish, Real Madrid won the 35 national crown of its history against Espanyol Barcelona (4-0), Saturday April 30, four days before the end of the championship, making Carlo Ancelotti the first coach to win the five major championships.

Without most executives, left at rest before the semi-final return of the Champions League against Manchester City on Wednesday, Real signed a festival to wear the estocade: two goals of the young Rodrygo (33 ^{e sup>, 44 e ), a third from Marco Asensio (55 e ), and a last of the inevitable Karim Benzema (81 Sup>), top scorer and top liga passer.}

Madrids are champions with 17 points ahead of their provisional dolphin, Seville FC, hung 1-1 by Cadiz Friday.

Entering at the time of play, Benzema, bearer of the armband throughout the season, accompanied Marcelo, official captain and holder on Saturday, lifting the trophy in front of the nearly 80,000 spectators of the Santiago-Bernabéu. And it is 250,000 supporters who are expected in the evening at La Fontaine Cibeles, a traditional place to celebrate the coronations of Real in Madrid.

Marcelo Vieira in legend

For Marcelo Vieira, this title has a particular flavor: replacement for Ferland Mendy all season, the Brazilian side exceeded on Saturday the legend Paco Gento and his 23 coronations, by becoming the player who gleaned the most trophies within the Real Madrid with 24 titles.

After two chess of Mariano Diaz of the head (13 e , 22 e ), the Madrid veteran served his young Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo, who opened the scoring (33 e ) and the title route at Real Madrid, before doubled the bet just before the break (44 ^{e ), still right.}

And on the return from the locker room, Marco Asensio increased the gap at the conclusion of a counter (55 ^e ). Isco’s goal (72 e ) was canceled for an offside position, but Karim Benzema had time to mark the fourth, on a delivery of Vinicius (81 e ), to approach two goals from the Raul legend and its 323 goals.

With this new trophy, Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach in history on Saturday to win the five major championships on the football planet: he defeated Italy with AC Milan (2004), in England with Chelsea ( 2010), in France with Paris (2013) and Germany with Bayern (2017), before reigning on Spain. The 62 -year -old Italian sorcerer brilliantly resumed the heavy torch left by Zinedine Zidane. Winner of the last liga won by Real Madrid at the start of the Cavid-19 pandemic in 2020, “Zizou” left last summer, tired by criticism and the lack of support of the leaders.

“If I cry, it’s because I’m happy”

With his know-how, Ancelotti managed to build a healthy frame. He kept a spine of experience with Thibaut Courtois, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Karim Benzema, and developed a winning cocktail, with the hatching of Vinicius and Eduardo Camavonga, the confirmation of Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy.

“This is the first time that I have won a title at the Bernabéu, and the atmosphere is really something special. My tears is genetic. My father also moved easily, my big -Prees too … If I cry, it’s because I’m happy, “said” Cartletto “, very moved to the final whistle.

Under his orders, Real seized first place from 3 ^e day of the championship on August 28, and never left him to end up doing his throne.

Real dreams now bigger. The club aims to overthrow Manchester City Wednesday at the Bernabéu after panting the first leg to access the final and getting a chance to add a fourteenth continental crown to their collection.