Real Madrid regains the top spot in La Liga after two years… 36th win (overall)

After defeating Barcelona, ​​Girona advanced to the UCL for the first time in its history and Real Madrid regained the Spanish professional soccer Primera Liga (La Liga) trophy after two years, increasing the record for most wins ever to 36.

Real Madrid defeated Cádiz 3-0 in the 2023-2024 La Liga round 34 home game held at the Santa Higo Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the 4th (local time).

Then, in the game held in Girona, Girona defeated FC Barcelona 4-2, confirming Real Madrid’s league championship.

Until the day before, Real Madrid was leading with 84 points, Barcelona was second with 73 points, and Girona was third with 71 points.

With a victory in the 34th round, Real Madrid took the lead with 87 points, and in the following game, Girona caught Barcelona, ​​accumulating 74 points and jumping to second place, while Barcelona rose to third place.

As a result, Real Madrid was ahead of second place by 13 points, and the championship was confirmed as the lead could not be changed in the remaining four games.

Real Madrid regained the trophy it lost to Barcelona last season after reaching the top of the league in the 2021-2022 season.

Real Madrid, the team with the most wins in La Liga history, increased its record to 36.

The team with the next most wins is Barcelona with 27 wins.

‘Masterpiece’ coach Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), who has led Real Madrid again from 2021 following 2013-2015, led the team to its second La Liga championship following the 2021-2022 season.

Real Madrid, which showed off its power by recording only 1 loss (27 wins, 6 draws) in 34 league games this season, will also rise to the top of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), which holds the record for the most wins ever (14). Possibilities remain.

In the first leg of the semifinals, they drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich (Germany), and will host Munich at home on the 9th to play the second game.

On this day, Real Madrid faced the relegation zone team Cádiz without scoring in the first half and then won the game by scoring three goals in the second half.

In the 6th minute of the second half, Brahim Dias received a pass from Luka Modric and opened the scoring with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, scoring the first goal, followed by additional goals by Jude Bellingham in the 23rd minute of the second half and Joselu in extra time.

Among Real Madrid players this season, Jude Bellingham, who was in his first season after transferring, scored the most goals in the league with 18 goals, followed by Vinicius Junior with 13 goals and Rodrygo with 10 goals, leading the attack.

Girona’s Artem Doubik, who contributed to the team’s victory by scoring the first goal in the game against Barcelona, ​​is the leading scorer with 20 goals.

Meanwhile, with this victory, Girona secured a ranking within the top 4 and confirmed its advancement to the UCL for the first time in the club’s history.

Girona, which has played in the lower leagues since its founding in 1930, entered La Liga for the first time in 2017 and became a member of the City Football Group established by Manchester City (England) owner Sheikh Mansour, has created a sensation this season, securing the club’s highest ranking in the first division. did.

The previous highest ranking in Division 1 was 10th.

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