This was the season where the club won its 28th La Liga title, having begun a new policy of signing the world's greatest players under a new president, Florentino Pérez, with a goal of making Real Madrid the most fashionable club in the world.

Luís Figo was the arrival of the year, along with Claude Makélélé, and they helped a team of stars, dubbed the galácticos, win the league under Vicente del Bosque, as well as reaching the UEFA Champions League semi-finals as defending champions, where they were narrowly knocked out by Bayern Munich.

The arrival of Luís Figo in July 2000 was controversial due to his move from Barcelona to Real Madrid, thus generating furious reactions from Barcelona fans and also Boixos Nois hooligans.

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[1] Reference:[2] Source: LFP and La Liga 2000–01