Real Madrid 4-0 Espanyol: 5 Talking Points as Los Blancos clinch the La Liga title | La Liga 2021-22

Real Madrid CF players lift the La Liga trophy.

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, April 30 to clinch their 35th La Liga title.

Rodrygo opened the scoring for the hosts as he slotted one past Diego Lopez following a smart pass by Marcelo. The Brazilian doubled his side's advantage close to half-time. Mariano Diaz won the ball off Yangel Herrera which allowed Rodrygo to place the ball into the back of the net.

Marco Asensio scored an absolute beauty for Madrid's third of the evening. The Spaniard shot one from a tight angle after receiving a pass from Eduardo Camavinga.

Karim Benzema came off the bench to score their fourth and final goal of the game. The Frenchman scored one from close range following some brilliant work down the left wing by Vincius Jr.

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⚽ @RodrygoGoes 33', 43', @marcoasensio10 55', @Benzema 81'
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On that note, here's a look at the five biggest talking points from the game:

#5 Real Madrid rest key players ahead of Manchester City clash

Toni Kroos came off the bench against Espanyol.

The La Liga champions rested several key players ahead of their upcoming Champions League second leg semi-final clash against Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti decided to bench Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao, Toni Kroos, David Alaba, Benzema and Vinicius Jr.

Los Blancos needed just one point to clinch the title. Hence, Ancelotti decided that giving the players a well deserved rest could help them change their fortunes in the UEFA Champions League tie. They trail City by one goal after their 4-3 loss in the first leg at the Etihad last week.

#4 Ancelotti makes it five out of five

Carlo Ancelotti won his first La Liga title.

Los Blancos winning La Liga meant Ancelotti has now conquered all five major European leagues in the world. The Italian won the Premier League with Chelsea, the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, Serie A with AC Milan and Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain. The only league that was missing in his glittering club managerial career was La Liga and he has now achieved that as well.

🌕 To the moon!
🆙 @MrAncelotti 🆙
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