After Barcelona loses against Girona, Real Madrid wins their record-tying 36th Spanish league title.

With four games left, Real Madrid ended the suffering of its Spanish opponents and secured the league title on Saturday. This came just in time for Real Madrid to fully concentrate on its Champions League semifinal matchup against Bayern Munich.Madrid performed as predicted, defeating relegation-threatened Cadiz 3-0, despite using only bench players. Coach Xavi Hernández acknowledged that Barcelona's 4-2 loss to Girona was emblematic of his team's trophy-less season.With just 12 points still to play, Girona overtook Barcelona in second place, and Madrid was able to capture its record-extending 36th Spanish league title thanks to a sequence of results that left them with an overwhelming 13-point disadvantage.Madrid would have celebrated the title on Saturday if Barcelona had prevailed at Girona.Now Madrid gets the opportunity to add to its record 14 European Cup victories. After a 2-2 first-leg stalemate in Germany, Madrid hosts Bayern on Wednesday in their Champions League semifinal matchup. Borussia Dortmund or Paris Saint-Germain will be waiting for the victor of the June 1 final.

The club announced that it will postpone the customary victory celebration in downtown Madrid until next Saturday in order to focus on its crucial matchup with Bayern. Coach Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid declared, "We deserved this league title in every way," following his team's second league title and 12th trophy overall in his two years at the team."We want to celebrate with all of the supporters, but they know that we have a big battle coming up on Wednesday. We want to be well-prepared to please the supporters, and on Saturday, we will all celebrate the victory together. After Karim Benzema left in the summer and Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper, and defenders David Alaba and Eder Militao suffered major leg injuries, Madrid looked to be back on track to challenge reigning champion Barcelona at the beginning of the season. But after joining from Borussia Dortmund, Jude Bellingham developed into a prolific striker. Madrid was far ahead of the opposition thanks to his goals and midfield leadership as well as Vinícius Júnior's dribbling, pace, and goals.Madrid has won both of its league "clasico" matches against Barcelona, has only lost once in 34 rounds overall, and has delivered Girona two crushing defeats in their two encounters.Replicas Before the match against Bayern, Shine Ancelotti made significant changes to his starting eleven. The only player that started the first leg against Bayern and started against Cadiz was center-back Nacho Fernández. At the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, in the 51st minute, Brahim Díaz scored a goal from the edge of the box into the top corner, shattering Cadiz's defense. Moments after entering the game as a replacement, season MVP Bellingham scored his 18th league goal of the year to effectively seal the victory. In injury time, Joselu Mato added a third.

Champions League play for Girona In addition to losing to Girona in the Catalan derby, which was their second major defeat of the season, Xavi's team also watched Madrid win the title as a result of their defeat. Barcelona dropped to third position, 14 points behind Madrid, as Girona overcame them. Girona opened a 13-point lead over Athletic Bilbao in fifth place, securing a top-four finish and Champions League spot. Girona is now poised to raise a problem for UEFA, whose regulations aim to safeguard the Champions League against the presence of two or more clubs owned by the same entity. Both Girona and Manchester City are members of the Abu Dhabi royal family-supported City Football Group. Girona has the ability to deny Barcelona of