Real Madrid left Camp Nou defeated 2-0 as Barcelona clinched the LaLiga title, widening the gap to 14 points with three games remaining. The win pushed Barça to 91 points, flirting with a historic 100‑point season that only Madrid (2011‑12) and Barça (2022‑23) have ever reached. For Los Blancos, the loss marked the second trophy‑less season since 2006 for the first time.

Much of the turmoil stems from the 2024 free‑transfer signing of Kylian Mbappé, whose 31 league goals last season failed to gel with Vinícius Junior’s rise as Real’s marquee star. Club president Florentino Pérez pushed the deal, yet three managers—Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso and now Álvaro Arbeloa—have struggled to balance a squad featuring Mbappé, Vinícius and Jude Bellingham, leading to erratic performances and locker‑room friction.

Alonso’s brief 233‑day stint ended amid player dissent, notably Vinícius and Valverde questioning his authority, while Arbeloa’s early boost—17 wins in 21 games—collapsed as Madrid dropped points to Mallorca, Girona and Betis and fell to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The season’s decline leaves Real without silverware and a fractured dressing room demanding swift resolution.