Real Madrid vs Espanyol

Real Madrid needs one point in their last five games to win its 35th La Liga title. They'll have some decisions to make in terms of the lineup if they want ...

A week after losing to Monaco 4-1, the Saint-Etienne defense will be again put to the test by Rennes, the second most prolific attack in the league. Napoli was battling with the Milan clubs for the Serie A but a run of two defeats and a draw has seen it slip seven points below league leader AC Milan. Napoli was leading 2-0 in its last game before three goals in the final 10 minutes saw Empoli win 3-2. Bielefeld is second to last and already four points behind Hertha, but it could potentially move above Stuttgart into the relegation playoff place if Stuttgart loses to Wolfsburg at the same time. Villarreal, which lost at Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of the other Champions League semifinal, visits last-placed Alavés to try to stay close to the European qualification places. Hertha Berlin visits Arminia Bielefeld for a relegation duel with the home team desperate for a win to avoid joining already relegated Greuther Fürth in the second division. Third-placed Rennes hosts relegation-threatened Saint-Etienne in the league. Where can I watch it on TV? - Saturday’s match will start at 10:15 a.m. ET for viewers in the U.S. However, the match will not be broadcast on conventional TV channels for American audiences. Jesse Marsch’s Leeds is five points above third-from-bottom Everton. Burnley is just outside the relegation zone and will go for three wins in a row when it visits struggling Watford. Aston Villa hosts last-placed Norwich, Brighton is at Wolverhampton, and Southampton welcomes Crystal Palace. resting guys for Champions League matches later in the week. Thanks to its big lead, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti may rest some regular starters ahead of next week’s second leg against Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals. Madrid lost the first leg 4-3. Real Madrid can clinch its second Liga title in three seasons with a home draw against Espanyol at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Madrid needs a point from its last five matches to secure a record-extending 35th league title.

Rodrygo scored twice in the first half before Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema added two more goals in the second half to complete a comfortable victory at the ...

Real has been the dominant side in Spain this season -- so far winning 25 league games and losing just three -- with Benzema's 42 goals in 42 games spearheading that success. Real has now won 35 league titles -- nine more than rival Barça -- and it means Ancelotti has become the first manager to win the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga in his coaching career. It is Real's second league title in three years and one Carlo Ancelotti's side has claimed with relative ease having moved an unassailable 16 points ahead of Barcelona with five games left to play this season.

One solitary point was all that was required in order to secure the La Liga title for Real Madrid against Espanyol today, but they would still be setting up to ...

He then appeared to score the first goal after finding the top corner off of a Benzema assist - only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR because Rodyrgo was obstructing the goalkeeper’s view. Widespread celebrations began after the final whistle confirmed the unchallenged 4-0 victory - and more importantly the 35th La Liga title for Real Madrid! A fantastic day to be a Madridista... La Liga second top scorer, and Castilla graduate Raúl de Tomás was in the line-up for the visitors, and rumours this week have put him in contention for a potential return to the capital for next season. His ex-Castilla teammate Raúl de Tomás didn’t really test Thibaut Courtois with a soft effort, but then Mariano again missed the chance to put the hosts in front with his head, putting another effort just past the other post. Rodrygo Goes was the man to give Madrid the lead, being sent through by Marcelo before finishing coolly low past another Castilla graduate in Diego López. It became two before half-time, with the man in-form Rodrygo doubling his tally, this time latching on to a mistake and finishing easily but accurately from close range to put a firm grasp on that La Liga trophy. Still to come: celebration highlights, player ratings and the ManagingMadrid title winning podcast.

Real Madrid can clinch the La Liga title in Spain with a single point against 13th-place Espanyol. A day of celebrations is expected at the Santiago ...

It's Vilhena with the left-footed blast from right outside the box, also deflected for a corner. Good work by Casemiro to flick the ball to Mariano on the short corner, but he's foiled by the woodwork. Then Rodrygo took a ball to the head and needed some time to recover. A show of personality from Rodrygo. Real Madrid up 1-0. 13th min.: Real Madrid hit the post! 71st min.: Real Madrid score a fourth, but it's scratched by the referee. Playing on the left side in place of Vinicius, he combines with compatriot Marcelo and calmly slots home inside the box. With the result no longer in doubt, the second half turned into a celebration with Dani Ceballos putting on a skills show and Madrid getting two more goals. 55th min.: Goal Madrid! It's a formality at this point and Marco Asensio puts the game away in transition with Eduardo Camavinga putting him through. First it was for Espanyol's Sergi Gomez who took a knock and looked to be bleeding. Needing only a point from the match, Madrid started several reserve players, but still managed the convincing victory. Brazilian winger Rodrygo was the star of the show, staking Madrid out to a comfortable lead with two first-half goals.