Lmao as if they gonna win those. It's a flop season for madrid just like in 2015. They've been absolutely terrible domestically for some time now, since 2008. No excuse with the squad and funds they got. Bad planning yet again. Only available coach that is saving this team is Ancelotti.
Yes and no. While that was the last time they done b2b titles, you'll have to go back further till the late 80's when they truly dominated domestically in Spain. But the reality is they've been up against an all-time great Barca squad, where they've finished 2nd with over 90+ pts 4 times over the same time frame. Any other league/era/decade whatever you want to call it, wins the title with that points total.
While they always want to finish first and ahead of Barca in Spain, they care for the European Cup/CL more, as that is what created the whole Real Madrid mystique.
Real selling off/having no bench is no different to when they previously did it under Perez.