Carlo Ancelotti’s team overtook Atletico in the fight for the second step of Primera.
Madrid “Real” became the silver medalist of the Spanish La Liga for the 2022/23 season. As part of the final 38th round “Vershkovi” drew in their stadium with “Atletico” – 1:1.
The Bilbao club could have taken the lead in the tenth minute of the match, but Mikel Vesga missed the penalty. The first half ended goalless, and at the beginning of the second half of the game, the visitors took the lead with an effort Oyana Sunset.
“Blancos” managed to win back in the 72nd minute – he scored with an accurate shot from the 11-meter mark Karim Benzema.
Match review
It is worth noting that for the 35-year-old French forward, this was the last match in the shirt of the Madrid club. Today “Real” is official announced about the departure of the current winner of the “Golden Ball” and the five-time winner of the Champions League based on the results of the current season.
The draw allowed Carlo Ancelotti’s wards (78 points) to win Primera silver medals, because in a parallel match, Atletico Madrid (77 points) could not beat Villarreal (2:2) on the road. Moreover, the “mattress players” lost the victory, and with it the second position in the championship at the 90th + 2nd minute.
“Athletic” Bilbao (51 points) finished in eighth place and did not qualify for the next season’s European Cups. “Villarreal” (64 points) took fifth place and will play in the group round of the Europa League.
We will remind you, “Barcelona” prematurely became the champion of Spain the 2022/23 season still has four rounds to go. For the “Blaugranas”, this is the 27th championship in history, and also the first under the leadership of Xavi.
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Source: TSN