Real Madrid have ended Barcelona's monopoly in LaLiga, says Fabio Capello

Barca had won LaLiga eight times in the past 11 seasons prior to the 2019-20 campaign.
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Ben Hayward27 July 2020

Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello believes Los Blancos have put an end to Barcelona's monopoly in LaLiga.

Barca had won LaLiga eight times in the past 11 seasons prior to the 2019-20 campaign, but Madrid beat the Blaugrana to the title after securing 10 straight wins post-lockdown.

"They won it on merit," Capello told Marca. "They played the best championship. They scored goals and others didn't score many against them.

"Real Madrid have ended the monopoly that Barcelona had."

And he added: "Real Madrid have taken advantage of Barcelona's dip, but let it be clear that Real Madrid won thanks to their own merit, not because of others' mistakes."

Capello, who won LaLiga twice in two single-season spells in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu, also praised coach Zinedine Zidane.

"Great. My most cordial congratulations," he said. "He has done really well. It was very difficult to win this championship and he achieved it.

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"With 10 wins and a draw (after the restart), impressive. He has understood more than anybody what the club needed.

"He's discreet, with personality and confidence. He's the coach who has best understood the rotation and the changes."

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