Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2–0 away from home, effectively securing the league title ahead of time!
After the match ended, the entire Spanish football world erupted.
Real Madrid's dominance in La Liga over the past few years had been simply too firm. This Galácticos side had grown so powerful that it was difficult for anyone to even summon the will to resist. Even their bitter rivals Barcelona had been repeatedly trampled beneath them, unable to shake Real Madrid's rule.
Catalan media outlets were broadly disappointed, because this meant Barcelona's hopes of breaking free from Real Madrid's shadow had failed once again.
Mundo Deportivo believed that Real Madrid's defensive tactics had been overly conservative and did not fit the club's current standing in European football. At the same time, however, it pointed out that Barcelona's current problem was that their Trident had fallen far short of realizing its value. They had failed to achieve the effect of one plus one plus one equaling—or even exceeding—three. Instead, they had ended up far below three.
"Although nobody wants to admit it, we all know that the purpose of stacking three world-class superstars in the front line was to use their individual abilities to break Real Madrid's dominance. But now, it seems that this gamble has failed."
Mundo Deportivo also believed that this El Clásico had been disappointing.
"Although the course of the match was different from before, the final result was the same: Real Madrid won, and Yang Yang scored. The difference was that this time he scored from a corner. Real Madrid also gained Mascherano's successor and an outstanding midfield passer."
Mundo Deportivo was referring to Casemiro and De Bruyne.
The Brazilian had been one of Real Madrid's best players in the match. He had even been named Man of the Match,