Although Estudiantes de La Plata pulled one back in the second half with a Verón through ball, they were unable to change their fate of defeat.
In the end, the match concluded with Real Madrid defeating Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 to win this edition of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Including the earlier UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid had already claimed three Championship Trophies this season. They were now just three trophies away from their grand six-title achievement.
After wrapping up their FIFA Club World Cup campaign, Real Madrid rushed straight back to Spain to prepare for the league match two days later.
Fortunately, the winter break had just ended, and to give the teams time to readjust, the interval between the 16th and 17th rounds of the league had been extended to eight days.
Otherwise, Real Madrid would have had no choice but to sacrifice a league match in order to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.
With those eight days, they could at least rotate their squad a little.
At five in the afternoon on January 11, the final match of this round of La Liga kicked off at the Bernabeu.
Having just endured the long journey for the FIFA Club World Cup, Real Madrid welcomed Malaga to their home ground.
With many players in the squad, especially the regular starters, having just taken part in the FIFA Club World Cup, Mourinho was forced to make extensive use of rotation players and even substitutes for this match.
Even so, thanks to outstanding performances from Modric and Higuain, Real Madrid scored once each in the first half and swept aside their opponents 2-0.
Lin Feng sat on the bench throughout the match and did not play.
As Modric gradually integrated into the