This was supposed to be a year of rebuilding. Of moving on the old guard, bringing the young blood up to speed, and preparing the stage for the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, amongst others, for next season. It’s not often that a season is expected to be an off one for Real Madrid but that is the curse of being Real Madrid, who are expected to be Champions at the end of every season.
Atletico Madrid were looking imperious at the end of last season and were the odds on favourite to defend their crown of being Spanish champions. Los Blancos though have managed to exceed the highest of expectations, securing a record 35th La Liga title with a 4-0 win over Espanyol at Santiago Bernabeu with four games to spare.
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How did this turnaround come about? Here’s the story of Real Madrid’s La Liga winning campaign and how they became the Champions of Spain for a record 35th time.
A Quiet Summer
Much of Madrid’s summer was spent trying to persuade Mbappe to leave PSG this year rather than the next. It did not work with the Parisiens aiming to construe the most talented, and the most tactically flawed, front line in the history of the game. The club had major departures as well with defensive stalwarts Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane leaving the club for sums far less than their true worth.
The two big signings Florentino Perez made were David Alaba, on a free, and Eduardo Camavinga, an 18-year old that cost around 30 million Euros. Alaba has been a world-class defender for nearly a decade now and Camavinga was perhaps the single most highly rated prospect in Europe but it was still a quiet summer by Madrid and Perez’s standards.
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The key arrival, or rather, return in the Spanish capital was that of Carlo Ancelotti. Don Carlo had spent the last few seasons on a hippie-Esque…
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