Real Madrid fell to Barcelona on Sunday night in El Clasico, relinquishing the Liga title for another year, and bringing the curtain down definitively on a season to forget at the Santiago Bernabeu.

With confirmation of Barcelona’s La Liga title victory on Sunday evening, Real Madrid were condemned to a second successive season without a major trophy—but the lack of silverware is only one part of the story.

Literal infighting, rising tensions and another season without a trophy. It has been a truly punishing campaign for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid find themselves in a dire situation after being battered by FC Barcelona last night, which meant the Catalans were crowned La Liga champions after winning El Clasico at the Spotify Camp

Celebrations unfolded in the stands as the minutes ticked on and come the final whistle, the players joined in. For the first time in history, the Barcelona clinched the La Liga title in a Clásico—and Real Madrid could do nothing but watch as they ended the season trophyless.

Álvaro Arbeloa backed Real Madrid to bounce back after Sunday's 2-0 Clásico defeat saw rivals Barcelona confirmed as LaLiga champions, saying "Real Madrid always come back."

One current player with his name on one of those prestigious records lists is Kylian Mbappe. He has scored in four consecutive matches against Barcelona, netting six in that time, which is a record only battered by Ivan Zamorano (Madrid), Quini (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid).

Barcelona hosted Real Madrid on Sunday night in a decisive El Clásico clash at Spotify Camp Nou, with the La Liga title potentially on the line. Barcelona entered the match holding an 11-point advantage at the top of the table with only four games remaining and needed just a draw to mathematically secure their 29th league title.

Even though Kylian Mbappe was not part of the squad for Real Madrid during Sunday’s El Clasico against Barcelona, the French superstar still managed to become one of the biggest talking points of