Real Madrid Modric and Bale incredulous at having to wait

Five keys to Real Madrid's 33rd LaLiga triumph

Real Madrid, champions and LaLiga's best

Oddly enough, the LaLiga trophy isn't presented to the winners until the start of the next season, and Luka Modric and Gareth Bale were shocked to learn that fact during Real Madrid's title celebration.

The more veteran players laughed at the ex-Tottenham duo, but even they realised how strange a scene it really is after winning one of the season's most important titles.

With the Champions League, lifting the big ears is one of the most anticipated moments, and LaLiga is the only league across Europe that doesn't offer a trophy to the immediate winners.

As a result, some seasons have seen replicas made so as to be used during the ensuing parade.

Not until Week 1 or 2 of next season, depending on whether Los Blancos are home or away, will the trophy make its way to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

At that point, there is a chance several players will already have moved on, especially given the demands placed at a club of Real's stature.

The official reasoning is that the league don't want to prepare two trophies in two separate cities, but ultimately, it is a scenario that tarnishes LaLiga's supposed reputation as the best league in the world.