FC Barcelona have efficiently defended their Spanish league title underneath coach Hansi Flick after a 2-0 victory over Actual Madrid within the El Clásico on Sunday.
Early objectives from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres helped Barcelona safe the necessary win, which moved them 14 factors forward on the prime of the desk with solely three matches left this season.
The match was emotional for Flick, who was on the touchline regardless of the current loss of life of his father. Each groups wore black armbands and noticed a minute of silence earlier than kickoff.
Barcelona gamers and workers celebrated wildly after the ultimate whistle at a packed Camp Nou as supporters marked one other profitable league marketing campaign. Flick later described the squad as a “household” and thanked the followers for his or her help all through the season.
It’s the twenty ninth league title in Barcelona’s historical past, with solely Actual Madrid profitable extra championships in Spain. Since changing Xavi Hernández in 2024, Flick has now guided the membership to league glory in each of his seasons in cost.
Barcelona have additionally received a number of home trophies throughout Flick’s time on the membership, together with the Spanish Tremendous Cup twice and final season’s Copa del Rey.
The Catalan aspect additionally continued their spectacular attacking report, scoring in 55 consecutive matches, the most effective runs within the membership’s historical past.
Though Barcelona have dominated Spanish soccer, they’ve struggled in Europe. They had been knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals by Inter Milan final season and later misplaced to Atlético Madrid on this yr’s quarter-finals.
Barcelona’s title race was not simple. They had been as soon as 5 factors behind Actual Madrid earlier within the season after dropping the primary Clásico on the Bernabéu. Nevertheless, Madrid’s poor run of outcomes later allowed Barça to take management of the league race.
Actual Madrid didn’t get better after dropping factors in a number of matches, whereas Barcelona went on a robust profitable run to construct a cushty lead on the prime of the desk.
The defeat additionally means Actual Madrid will end the season with out profitable any main trophy for the second straight yr.
