Barcelona win El Clasico to claim consecutive Spanish La Liga title

Barcelona won the Spanish La Liga title following a 2-0 win over Real Madrid in the El Clasico, on Sunday.

The Catalans scored twice in the first half to put Real Madrid to the sword for the club’s 29th la liga title in a match they needed just a draw.

In a week Real Madrid were in the news for in-fighting among players leading to hospitalization of Federico Valverde, Barcelona forced the pain deeper with goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres.

It is Barcelona’s first title in their newly refurbished Spotify Camp Nou stadium where they have won a record-equaling 18 matches at home.

It is the first time Barcelona wins the la liga title in an el clasico meeting, and Hansi Flick wins his, and the club’s second title in two years.

Barcelona took the lead with Rashford’s well-executed free kick on nine minutes to get the party rolling. The lead was doubled on 18 minutes through Ferran Tores’ expert finish from Dani Olmo’s assist.

Real Madrid had chances to get back into the game in the first half but Gonzalo Garcia was thwarted and Vinicius Jr. could not hit the target.

They were, however, spared an embarrassing scoreline by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who made several excellent saves.

Barcelona’s unbeaten league run was also extended to 19 matches with the easy win.

Barcelona have 91 points from 35 matches, 14 points ahead of Real Madrid with three matches left to the end of the season.