Real Madrid

Many minutes of hard work throughout the season had their pay-off the night of 4 May 2008. Real Madrid won their 31st league title in Pamplona by defeating Osasuna 2-1 in a spectacular match. The celebration began at the Reyno de Navarra Stadium and finished, as usual, in Cibeles with thousands of fans.

Bernabéu headquarters
The team's roofless bus waited for the players at the stadium in order to take them to Cibeles. Real Madrid arrived at the stadium at 2:22 am. The first to get off the bus was Iker Casillas, extremely thrilled with his fourth league title. He was followed by Gabriel Heinze, who won his first title with Real Madrid and had a bandaged hand due to an injury he sustained during the match. The squad was congratulated by the Club's equipment managers and medical staff, as well as by several journalists.

The players went to the dressing room with several champagne bottles, while Ramón Calderón and his Board met at the stadium's offices, where the team would return after the Cibeles celebration.

Raúl crowns Cibeles
Close to 200,000 people met in Cibeles on a Sunday night. The trip down the Castellana was sweet and Diarra made sure to film it all with his video-camera... Even Bernd Schuster waved a team scarf as a sign of victory while the players jumped up and down with joy.

The first to leave the bus at Cibeles was captain Raúl, who said he was extremely moved. "We played for these people, for these fans," added Ruud van Nistelrooy. The entire squad was thrilled, especially when the legendary 'We Are the Champions' was heard through the speakers. Sergio Ramos wore a shirt with a picture of his deceased friend, Sevilla player Antonio Puera, to whom he dedicated the title.

The greatest moment in the evening came when Raúl crowned Cibeles with a Real Madrid scarf and a Spanish flag, after which the squad danced the conga around the fountain.

Once again, the team thrilled us all thanks to their hard work. THANK YOU REAL MADRID.