Zinedine Zidane hails greatest day

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a first LaLiga title since 2012.

Zinedine Zidane hails greatest day

Ronaldo’s second-minute strike and Karim Benzema’s effort after the break were enough to secure a 2-0 win at Malaga and hand Zinedine Zidane the first domestic trophy of his reign on a night when second-placed Barcelona had to come from behind to see off Eibar.

The game had barely begun when Ronaldo accepted Isco’s perfectly-weighted through-ball and rounded keeper Carlos Kameni to open the scoring.

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