Ronaldo sets 40-goal record
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May 23, 2011, Monday
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BARCELONA closed out its third straight league crown in style as a team made up mostly of reserves recovered for a 3-1 victory at Malaga on Saturday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Real Madrid's 8-1 thrashing of Almeria to set a Spanish league scoring record.
While the top two both finished off with victories, Deportivo La Coruna lost 2-0 to Valencia to be relegated into the second division for the first time in 20 years, joining Hercules and Almeria.
Rayo Vallecano secured automatic promotion from Spain's second division to La Liga yesterday with a 3-0 victory at home to Xerez.
Deportivo was among six teams in risk of going down on the final day and Aritz Aduritz's fourth-minute goal left it in a desperate situation early at El Rizaor Stadium. Roberto Soldado added the second goal in the final seconds.
Deportivo, which won one league and two Copa del Rey trophies after coming up in 1991, set a record for relegated teams with 43 points. "We tried everything, what more can we do? We created chances but the ball didn't want to go in," said Deportivo forward Juan Carlos Valeron.
Zaragoza ensured it stayed up with a 2-1 win at Levante, Getafe and Real Sociedad both remained after a 1-1 draw, and Osasuna beat Villarreal 1-0 to ensure its spot.
Mallorca finished 17th and in the last topflight spot despite Sergio Aguero's hat-trick guiding Atletico Madrid to a 4-3 win. Mallorca fans invaded the Juegos Mediterraneos Stadium field to celebrate, while at Deportivo supporters wept in the stands.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo poked home after just four minutes to break the record before striking again in the 77th with a hard shot past goalkeeper Esteban Suarez to set a new mark of 40 goals in a single season.
Ronaldo had shared the mark of 38 with Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra and Madrid's Hugo Sanchez, the league scoring leaders from the 1950-51 and 1989-90 seasons.
"To score so many goals in a season is very hard. I have to thank my teammates," Ronaldo said.
"The (scoring title) is for them and the fans too."
Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick while Karim Benzema also added a brace as Madrid routed already-relegated Almeria to take its goal tally for the season to 102 from 38 games.
Madrid finished four points behind Barcelona, which recorded its league record 14th victory in 18 away games to finish its 21st title-winning season with 96 points.
Bojan Krkic's penalty just before half time canceled out Sebastian Fernandez's 31st-minute opener for Malaga before Ibrahim Afellay and Marc Bartra scored late second-half goals eight minutes apart to secure victory. Afellay curled a long-range strike beyond goalkeeper Willy Caballero in the 76th.
Bartra scored his first goal with the senior team as the defender found himself alone inside the area to turn substitute Daniel Alves' corner home with a well-guided header.
While the top two both finished off with victories, Deportivo La Coruna lost 2-0 to Valencia to be relegated into the second division for the first time in 20 years, joining Hercules and Almeria.
Rayo Vallecano secured automatic promotion from Spain's second division to La Liga yesterday with a 3-0 victory at home to Xerez.
Deportivo was among six teams in risk of going down on the final day and Aritz Aduritz's fourth-minute goal left it in a desperate situation early at El Rizaor Stadium. Roberto Soldado added the second goal in the final seconds.
Deportivo, which won one league and two Copa del Rey trophies after coming up in 1991, set a record for relegated teams with 43 points. "We tried everything, what more can we do? We created chances but the ball didn't want to go in," said Deportivo forward Juan Carlos Valeron.
Zaragoza ensured it stayed up with a 2-1 win at Levante, Getafe and Real Sociedad both remained after a 1-1 draw, and Osasuna beat Villarreal 1-0 to ensure its spot.
Mallorca finished 17th and in the last topflight spot despite Sergio Aguero's hat-trick guiding Atletico Madrid to a 4-3 win. Mallorca fans invaded the Juegos Mediterraneos Stadium field to celebrate, while at Deportivo supporters wept in the stands.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo poked home after just four minutes to break the record before striking again in the 77th with a hard shot past goalkeeper Esteban Suarez to set a new mark of 40 goals in a single season.
Ronaldo had shared the mark of 38 with Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra and Madrid's Hugo Sanchez, the league scoring leaders from the 1950-51 and 1989-90 seasons.
"To score so many goals in a season is very hard. I have to thank my teammates," Ronaldo said.
"The (scoring title) is for them and the fans too."
Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick while Karim Benzema also added a brace as Madrid routed already-relegated Almeria to take its goal tally for the season to 102 from 38 games.
Madrid finished four points behind Barcelona, which recorded its league record 14th victory in 18 away games to finish its 21st title-winning season with 96 points.
Bojan Krkic's penalty just before half time canceled out Sebastian Fernandez's 31st-minute opener for Malaga before Ibrahim Afellay and Marc Bartra scored late second-half goals eight minutes apart to secure victory. Afellay curled a long-range strike beyond goalkeeper Willy Caballero in the 76th.
Bartra scored his first goal with the senior team as the defender found himself alone inside the area to turn substitute Daniel Alves' corner home with a well-guided header.
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