Thanks to their victory over Villarreal, Zinedine Zidane’s men tied their first league title since 2017 to the delight of the African soccer icon
Mutiu Adepoju is one of those who revels in Real Madrid’s success in the Real Madrid League after Villarreal’s 2-1 defeat on Thursday.
Karim Benzema scored a goal in each half while Los Blancos claimed the 34th title in the Spanish elite division at the expense of Barcelona, who bowed 2-1 at home to Osasuna.
The Frenchman opened the scoring after 29 minutes when Casemiro took the pass from Sofian Chakla and Luka Modric put the ball in the way of Benzema, who scored through Sergio Asenjo’s legs.
Zinedine Zidane’s men had a chance to double the lead when Los Blancos were penalized by referee Alejandro Hernández after Chakla cut Sergio Ramos, who buzzed forward.
In the resulting kick, the captain brazenly passed the ball out of place for Benzema to score, only for Benzema to invade, but Benzema clinically sent the new shot to the lower left corner.
With seven minutes to play, Vicente Iborra retired one for the Yellow Submarine, although he could not deny the hosts all the points at stake.
Driven by the excitement of seeing his former team crowned champion of the Spanish league, the great Nigerian soccer player and La Liga ambassador flocked to social media to celebrate the feat in a series of tweets.
I feel cloud nine tonight as I watch my beloved team win their 34th #LaLigaSantander title after defeating Villarreal. #Go Madrid. LET’S GO TEAM! # 34Ligas | # RealFootballpic.twitter.com / snGPOvW2wS
– Mutiu Adepoju (@ MutiuAdepoju8) July 16, 2020
From Coach Zizou to Captain Ramos to Benzema, the victory is well deserved after extraordinary hard work.
– Mutiu Adepoju (@ MutiuAdepoju8) July 16, 2020
Congratulations to all of you. Now we have the Champions League to fight for! Until then, who will join me for partying tonight? #HalaMadrid LET’S GO TEAM! # 34Ligas | #Football really
– Mutiu Adepoju (@ MutiuAdepoju8) July 16, 2020
“I feel cloud nine tonight as I watch my beloved team win their 34th Santander League title after defeating Villarreal,” the former Real Sociedad and Racing Santander man tweeted.
“From coach Zizou to captain Ramos and Benzema, the victory is well deserved after extraordinary hard work.
“Congratulations to all of you. Now we have the Champions League to fight for! Until then, who will join me for partying tonight?
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Real Madrid will celebrate their title triumph with a trip to Leganés, while Villarreal will end their campaign at home in Eibar.
After that, Zidane and his men will focus their attention on the Champions League headband. Having given up 2-1 in their first knockout knockout match against Manchester City, they must now erase their deficit in the second leg at Etihad Stadium.
If they defeat Pep Guardiola’s men on two legs, they will face either Lyon or Juventus for a place in the semifinal.
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