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Ronaldo, Madrid avoid last-day drama to clinch La Liga title with Malaga win

MALAGA, Spain -- Three thoughts from Real Madrid's 2-0 victory at Malaga, which sees Zinedine Zidane's side clinch their first La Liga trophy since 2011-12.

1. Madrid get the job done to win La Liga

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema were enough, as Real Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 to claim the 2016-17 La Liga title in comfortable fashion.

There was little doubt from the second minute about the win, which secured Madrid's 33rd La Liga championship, the sixth time they had clinched the trophy on the final day. The serene victory here took them to 93 points -- the third-highest total in the club's history -- and three ahead of Barcelona, whose 4-2 comeback win at home to Eibar made no difference in the end.