Real Madrid wins Spanish league title despite indifferent form  

Real Madrid won its second straight Spanish league title Sunday despite a stuttering end to the season.
Madrid, which scored two late goals to beat Osasuna 2-1, had won just six of 12 games heading into Sunday's match. But FC Barcelona's poor form has dropped it to third place behind Villarreal, which couldn't stay in the title race despite beating Getafe 2-0.
Despite Madrid's slow finish, goalkeeper Iker Casillas is convinced that his team deserves its record 31st league title.
"Real Madrid has led the league from the start. It makes me laugh that people are saying that Barcelona has let the league slip away," Casillas said.
Madrid defender Sergio Ramos suggested the quality of Madrid's displays were irrelevant.

"No one pays any attention to how you won the league because what people value is the title itself," Ramos.
Ramos, who has played at right back and center-half this season, has been key for Madrid along with central defender Fabio Cannavaro. Two more defenders, Pepe and Gabriel Heinze, have fitted in well in their first seasons although both have been hampered by injuries.
In attack, Ruud van Nistelrooy maintained his sharpness with 12 goals before his ankle injury kept him out for about six weeks during the second half of the season.
And with Raul Gonzalez taking advantage of a more forward role to recover his form and become the team's top scorer again with 17 goals this season, Madrid has boasted a productive attacking duo.
"After a knee injury and some seasons which were not good for me or the team, to be scoring again, playing some good matches and not having injuries, have helped me," said Raul, who won the league title for the sixth time.
Madrid began the season with six wins and a draw in its first seven games. Its first loss came in the eighth match at Espanyol, with Madrid subsequently losing at Sevilla, Almeria, Real Betis and Deportivo La Coruna.
Madrid also lost to Getafe and Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, although the team won 14 of its 16 other games for the best home record in the league. The highlight was a 7-0 rout of Valladolid in February.
Perhaps the key result of Madrid's season was the morale-boosting 1-0 win over Barcelona at Camp Nou in December when attacking midfielder Julio Baptista, who otherwise played a bit part in the team's success, volleyed in the winner.
Madrid president Ramon Calderon has promised a couple of top-notch acquisitions during the close-season. Midfielders Ruben De La Red, Esteban Granero, who have done well on loan this season with Getafe, will rejoin the club. Another midfielder, Javi Garcia, who has spent the season with Osasuna, will also return.