On 12 February 1972, Real Madrid lifted the trophy with a win over Breogán three games from the end.
The season was also crowned with a double as the team lifted the Copa de España. With Clifford Luyk as the top madridista point-scorer in the competition, Ferrándiz's boys finished off with 21 wins and a single defeat. The year marked a fifth consecutive league success, in the midst of a ten-year winning run from 1967/68 and 1976/77.
Raúls side took all three points at the Nuevo Arcángel thanks to first-half goals from Nico Paz and Peter.
59’), Javi Flores (Diarra, 45’) and Carracedo. Puga (Shashoua, 72’), Camus (Bouzaidi. Goals from Nico Paz ('2) and Peter ('32) gave the reserve team the lead. The pace at which the first half had ended was noticeably slower at the start of the second half. Six minutes later, Juan Villar took advantage of a slip-up by Castilla to shoot from the edge of the area and beat De Luis (38'). As a result, there was a double chance for the home team.