The evening of May 23, Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.
In La Liga's final match, Real Madrid hosted their city rivals Getafe.
It was a match that had lost its meaning, because Real Madrid had already secured the La Liga title ahead of schedule.
Before the match, the championship trophy had already been placed at the exit of the players' tunnel, ready for the official presentation after the game.
For Real Madrid, this match was more like a warm-up for testing their players.
There was a week between the final two rounds of the season, giving Real Madrid plenty of time to rest. A week after the thirty-eighth round, Real Madrid would face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey Final, and the Champions League Final against Barcelona would follow the week after that. Both were formidable opponents.
Before the match, there were rumors that Ancelotti would leave after the season ended. That prompted the Real Madrid fans in the stadium to applaud and cheer him enthusiastically. They all hoped the Italian would remain at the Bernabéu and continue coaching the team.
But to this day, Ancelotti still had not renewed his contract with the team.
Just thirteen minutes into the match, Real Madrid took the lead.
Marcelo sent a cross from the left toward the far post. Suarez pulled the defenders away, and Yang Yang rose high while completely unmarked, heading the ball into the net to open the scoring for Real Madrid.
In the twenty-second minute, after a pass from Hazard, Yang Yang unleashed a sudden shot from twenty-five meters out, blasting a powerful long-range strike into the net to extend Real Madrid's lead. Two-nil.
Then Rodríguez passed from the right, and Suarez fired home from inside the arc at the top of the penalty area. Three-nil.
Real Madrid scored