On April 14, in the thirty-first round of La Liga, Real Madrid traveled to face Athletic Bilbao.
Yang Yang produced another hat-trick in this match, helping the team defeat the Basque Lions 3–0 away from home and further propel Real Madrid toward the La Liga title.
Although Barcelona also won 3–0 away at Zaragoza, and Atletico Madrid thrashed Granada 5–0 at home, there was basically little suspense left over who would ultimately win the La Liga title.
A week later, in the thirty-second round of La Liga, Real Madrid hosted Real Betis.
David Silva scored a brace, while Yang Yang contributed a goal and an assist as Real Madrid defeated Real Betis 3–1 at home.
With that goal, Yang Yang also matched his tally of fifty-three goals from the previous season, but Real Madrid's late concession was still worrying.
Midweek, in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal, Real Madrid hosted Bayern Munich.
The Galácticos fielded their strongest lineup. Casillas returned from injury, while Marcelo, Carvajal, Mascherano, and the others all started. But in the twelfth minute of the first half, Ramos was forced off with an injury, seemingly casting a shadow over the match.
At the start of the second half, Thomas Muller's goal in the forty-sixth minute pushed Real Madrid into a difficult position.
It was another defensive lapse on the right during a counterattack. Ribery used a Forceful Breakthrough to get past Carvajal and sent the ball into the penalty area, where Thomas Muller followed up and drove it into the net.
Carvajal had performed well against Ribery throughout the match, but that one mistake at the start of the second half put Real Madrid on the back foot and forced them to adopt a more attacking approach.
In the seventy-first minute, Yang Yang