According to the May 07 news, despite
Real Madrid soccer team
Already an early favorite to win this season's
La Liga Champions
, but the trophy pickup was never scheduled.
Initially, the Spanish FA planned to present the award at Real Madrid's away match against Granada on May 12, but Real Madrid balked at the idea as it could lead to Granada's early relegation.
With four rounds left in La Liga, Granada are 11 points behind fourth-from-bottom Mallorca and are virtually certain to be relegated, with a match against Real Madrid potentially relegating them mathematically for good.
Sources told ESPN that in the end Real Madrid decided to receive the La Liga trophy in a closed-door ceremony at the Valdebebas training ground. The exact date is also May 12, and that morning the president of the Spanish Football Federation will travel with the trophy to the Ciudad Real Madrid Sports, where it will be presented to the entire Real Madrid team, staff and president Florentino.
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