Real Madrid presented their 36th La Liga trophy to their fans at the Santiago Bernabeu. They then followed up the celebrations with a 5-0 rout of Alaves that featured a pair of goals by Vinícius Júnior and another by Jude Bellingham.

Federico Valverde and Arda Guler also scored for Madrid, who were yet to play at the Bernabeu since clinching the league two rounds ago. The club celebrated the title on Sunday through the streets of Madrid, but it couldn’t go through its traditional celebration at the Bernabeu because of a concert at the stadium.

Madrid couldn’t celebrate when they clinched the title in advance with a win against Cadiz back on May 4 because they had to play Bayern Munich a few days later in the semi-finals of the Champions League, a game they won 2-1 to make it to the June 1
final against Borussia Dortmund in London.

“I’m really pleased with the team’s performance. We need to get into a good rhythm. We have a very important game left to crown our season,” Vinícius said.

“My dream since I was a child was to play here and now we have the opportunity to deliver this victory for many kids who want to be here but can’t.”

Alaves’ players gave Madrid a guard of honour before the game, lining up near the sideline and applauding Madrid footballers as they entered the field. Madrid captain Nacho Fernández stepped onto the field carrying the league trophy.

The other 35 league trophies were represented in images placed around the midfield circle.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti used the regular starters again after giving them some rest in a 4-0 win at Granada on Saturday. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Vinícius scored his first in the 27th and Valverde converted in first-half stoppage time.

Vinícius got his second in the 70th and Guler sealed the result in the 81st.

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