Real Madrid secured their 34th La Liga title with a 2-1 win over Villarreal on Thursday evening, much to the delight of their hordes of fans on Twitter.
Like with every inevitable title win, social media users everywhere were finally able to unleash the graphics and elegant prose that they had been planning for weeks.
Here are some of the very best we saw…
Real Madrid are crowned La Liga champions! ? pic.twitter.com/gt0mAsDqlk
— 90min (@90min_Football) July 16, 2020
CHAMPIONS OF SPAIN!
Real Madrid clinch their first league title since 2017! pic.twitter.com/mm14l31G4H
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 16, 2020
? Real Madrid have won La Liga#realmadrid pic.twitter.com/fKu3knlWZV
— Classic Football Shirts (@classicshirts) July 16, 2020
The trophy was sealed in pretty dramatic fashion too, thanks mainly to king of s***housery Sergio Ramos.
Every good title winning story needs a memorable moment and in this truncated, complicated season Ramos finally provided Real Madrid with that moment.
It’s been an mad year for lots of reasons and his and Karim Benzema’s penalty antics were a fitting way to bookend Los Blancos’ 34th title winning campaign.
The Real skipper burst forward and took a dramatic tumble in the box to earn his side a spot kick. Running up to strike the ball from 18 yards, Ramos performed a ridiculous dummy, which bamboozled Villarreal keeper Sergio Asenjo and allowed Karim Benzema to stroke home.
Cue a Twitter meltdown…
Uyyy !!! Ramos instead shooting the penalty rolled it to Benzema running into the box to score
BUT Benzema got into the box before its played so it will be replayed
— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) July 16, 2020
On today’s episode of Real Madrid being dramatic clowns, Sergio Ramos fooled everyone into thinking he was taking a penalty and then all of a sudden it was Benzema. They were so sure that they were gonna win the league tonight that they decided to clown their way to goals
— ‘ (@KaizerKroos) July 16, 2020
Sergio Ramos is unbelievable lmao. Ridiculous interception, carries it 30 yards, and draws a penalty
— Billy M (@Wideoverload) July 16, 2020
Did Hernandez Hernandez just call for a penalty in favor of Sergio Ramos!? Is this an alternate universe?? Have we entered the twilight zone??
— Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4) July 16, 2020
Unsurprisingly, the referee ordered that the penalty be retaken.
Again, Benzema made no mistake – except this time he received no help from his longtime teammate.
The goal closed the gap between the Frenchman and Lionel Messi in the race for the Pichichi Trophy, leading some to suggest that Ramos had done it on purpose…
If Sergio Ramos was trying to set Karim Benzema up to win the pichichi with that little lay-off penalty, why not just let him take the kick himself?
— Leander Schaerlaeckens (@LeanderAlphabet) July 16, 2020
RAMOS DRAMATICALLY GAVE THIS PENALTY TO BENZEMA. I LOVE YOU @SergioRamos ???❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/5uizcg913h
— z.?? (@cristio_7nb) July 16, 2020
⚽️⚽️✨ @Benzema BRACE!#HalaMadrid | #RealMadridVillarreal pic.twitter.com/PLJmKAwNDD
— Real Madrid C.F. ???? (@realmadriden) July 16, 2020
Real survived a late scare when Vicente Iborra netted for the visitors with seven minutes of normal time left to play, to hold on to the win they needed to secure their 34th Spanish top flight crown.
A lot of the chatter on social media focussed on the whimper that Barcelona went out on, succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to mid-table Osasuna.
When Real Madrid win La Liga tonight but Barça have gone the whole season unbeaten at Camp Nou for the first time
pic.twitter.com/6BohL6ER9x— Sameer (@Sameer_R13) July 16, 2020
Real Madrid take back the trophy from Barcelona ?
(via @brfootball) pic.twitter.com/AheucOYv18
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 16, 2020
Barcelona fans right now #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/7p1KuefJGV
— ODOGWŪ?⚓ (@_gaiuss) July 16, 2020
Of course, no Real title win would be complete without some Gareth Bale related nonsense…
The Welshman clearly didn’t fancy congratulating his manager on another major trophy.
Notice who did not take part in throwing Zidane in the air after the title was confirmed for Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/SJwOKNpbKu
— Jonas Giæver (@CheGiaevara) July 16, 2020
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