Leganes 2-2 Real Madrid: 5 talking points as Los Blancos relegate Javier Aguirre’s men with hard-fought draw | LaLiga 2019-20 

#3 Sergio Ramos ends season in the perfect way

Sergio Ramos scored his 11th goal of the season for Real Madrid

Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos probably fancies himself as a forward trapped in a defender's body. While his expertise in keeping opposition attackers at bay is world-class, the Spanish international is no mean slouch when it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net either.

The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo saw Ramos take over penalty duties at Real Madrid. The 34-year-old has consequently seen a spike in his goalscoring returns, with his total of 11 goals this season being the most he has managed in his illustrious campaign as well as the most by a La Liga defender in the 21st century.

11 - @realmadriden's Sergio Ramos has scored 11 goals in @LaLigaEN 2019/20, the most by a defender in a single season in the 21st century (Mariano Pernía, 10 for Getafe in 2005/06). Captain. pic.twitter.com/POhxClToF2

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) July 19, 2020

Earlier in the month, he had overtaken Ronald Koeman as the highest-scoring defender in La Liga history, and with six goals since football returned, he has been one of the driving forces behind Real Madrid's title triumph.

Against Leganes, the former Sevilla man opened the scoring with a well-taken header, which would serve as a timely reminder of his abilities in the air, with most of his recent goals having come from the spot.

#2 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema fails to usurp Messi in the quest for Golden Boot

Coming into the final matchday, a revitalized Karim Benzema trailed Lionel Messi by just two goals in the race for the La Liga Pichichi award.

Given his form, the Frenchman was confident in himself and fancied his chances of topping the Argentine maestro on the final day of the campaign, stating as much in a pre-match interview.

Messi put further distance between him and Benzema with a brace in Barcelona's 5-0 mauling of Alaves. Despite starting from the onset of Real Madrid's fixture against Legane, the striker was unable to get on the scoresheet, confirming Messi's seventh La Liga Golden Boot.

The win means that the six-time Ballon d'Or winner goes clear of the late great Telmo Zarra as the man with the most La Liga Golden Boots in history.

#1 Leganes relegated

Leganes have been relegated from La Liga after their draw against Real Madrid

This season was a rocky one for Leganes as midway into the season and with the club deep into the battle to survive the drop, they lost the services of Youssef En-Nesyri and Martin Braithwaite.

Both men were Leganes' chief goal threats and the loss of the latter to Barcelona was especially jarring, considering the fact that the Catalans took advantage of a caveat in the transfer rules to sign him after the window had closed.

This expectedly affected their output in front of goal and the Peperillo soon found themselves deep down at the wrong end of the table.

However, a good run of form towards the end of the campaign saw them pick up 10 points from four matches to give themselves a fighting chance coming into the final matchday.

Even though they came up against the might of Real Madrid, Leganes gave it their all and although they came up short of the victory required, Javier Aguirre can take great pride in the heart and desire shown by his players.