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Real Madrid football players took care of all the formalities with two rounds left until the end of the championship - in the postponed 20th round match, Jose Mourinho's students crushed Bilbao Athletic 3-0 away and triumphed in the Spanish championship for the 32nd time in team history after a three-year break.
The winners were Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil, and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the Portuguese player was unable to convert a penalty kick at the beginning of the match.
Seven points behind the "royal" club, Barcelona defeated Malaga 4-1 at home in a match to secure a spot in the next year's UEFA Champions League.
Lionel Messi, the leader of the Argentine national team, scored a hat-trick for Barcelona, leading the list of top scorers.
In other interesting matches, Zaragoza defeated Levante 1-0 at home, Valencia won 4-0 against Osasuna at Mestalla Stadium.
Results:
Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Real Sociedad 54' [1 - 0] G. Fernandez 90' [1 - 1] C. Vela 74' G. Fernandez (Atletico) sent off
Barcelona 4 - 1 Malaga 13' [1 - 0] C. Puyol 26' [1 - 1] S. Rondon 35' [2 - 1] L. Messi (from a penalty kick) 59' [3 - 1] L. Messi (from a penalty kick) 64' [4 - 1] L. Messi
Mallorca 1 - 0 Rayo Vallecano 62' [1 - 0] G. Castro
Sevilla 1 - 2 Real Betis 5' [1 - 0] A. Negredo 43' [1 - 1] B. Etxebarria 90' [1 - 2] B. Etxebarria 90' G. Medel (Sevilla) sent off
Zaragoza 1 - 0 Levante 10' [1 - 0] E.O. Garcia Athletic Bilbao 0 - 3 Real Madrid 16' [0 - 1] G. Higuain 20' [0 - 2] M. Ozil 50' [0 - 3] C. Ronaldo 12' C. Ronaldo (Real) missed a penalty kick 72' J. Martinez (Athletic) sent off
Valencia 4 - 0 Osasuna 77' [1 - 0] A. Aduriz 83' [2 - 0] Jonas 87' [3 - 0] A. Aduriz 88' [4 - 0] Jonas 45' D. Lekic (Osasuna) sent off
