Real Madrid, They are Unstoppable

“Los Merengues” have done it again. Real Madrid CF has won La Liga BBVA title for the 32^nd time in history! For those of you who don’t know what La Liga BBVA is, it is the professional Spanish soccer league which consists of 20 teams. Real Madrid has been completely dominating this league ever since it was founded and created in 1929. Like I mentioned before, Real Madrid has set the bar extremely high for all the other teams since they have won 32 times including this season (2011-2012). It will be tremendously challenging in order for the “runner ups” of La Liga champions to catch up; Barcelona FC is the team which Real Madrid will defeat in this highly watched championship. Barcelona FC is in 2^nd place with 21 titles of La Liga, meaning they are still over a decade away from Real Madrid in order to be tied.  I am convinced that Barcelona FC will not be winning any time soon, making Real Madrid the undisputed champions.

The 2011-2012 season has been intense filled with adrenaline and amazing moments. The season ended up with the following standings (these are the top 5 out of the 20 teams):

1.      Real Madrid: 100 points

2.      Barcelona: 91 points

3.      Valencia: 61 points

4.      Malaga: 58 points

5.      Atletico de Madrid: 56 points

As you can see, Real Madrid was at a 9 point advantage over Barcelona who was the runner up. In regard to the other teams, they were a long way behind, making it virtually impossible to catch up.

This season, Real Madrid set a new record regarding the scores; they achieved something no other team had done. “Los Blancos” reached 100 points in the standings! This had never been accomplished before this season. In La Liga, each team plays a total of 38 matches; earning 3 points when you win, 1 point for a draw and earning none for a loss.

Every time the Real Madrid team wins the title of La Liga, it has become a tradition that the whole team rides in a convertible bus to the main plaza in Madrid called la Plaza de Cibeles. In this plaza there is a large fountain holding a statue of the Roman goddess Cybele, which is very symbolic for the people of Madrid. When the bus arrives, there are millions of people watching and celebrating with the players. Then the captain of Real Madrid (this year it is Iker Casillas) climbs up on the fountain, ties a Real Madrid flag around Cybele’s neck and gives her a kiss on the cheek. Here I leave you with a video of the whole celebration. HALA MADRID!!!