Real Madrid wins La Liga title, ends Barcelona's reign at top

London, May 3 (ANI): Real Madrid ended the reign of arch rivals Barcelona by winning their first Spanish title in four years by beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Wednesday.

Goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo sealed their 32nd league title.

Despite Barcelona's 4-1 win over Malaga, Jose Mourinho's men hold a seven-point lead with two games to go.

The Portuguese has now won league titles in four different countries after triumphs with Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan, The BBc reports.

Higuain gave Real the lead, and Ronaldo was involved again, laying on Ozil, who tapped in at the back post, before the Portugal international completed the scoring with a header.

Earlier in the day, Lionel Messi broke the record for goals in a top-flight European season as he took his Barcelona tally to 68 with a hat-trick in the 4-1 win over Malaga.

Real's squad will officially celebrate in the Spanish capital on Thursday after finally getting the better of a Barcelona team that has dominated Spanish and European football since coach Pep Guardiola's arrival in 2008. (ANI)