Barcelona on Thursday beat Espanyol 2-0 to win their 28th La Liga title with Lamine Yamal scoring another stunning goal.
The 17-year-old curled a fantastic shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box to confirm his side as champions.
With two games to go, they hold an unassailable seven-point advantage over second-placed Real Madrid. Fermin Lopez added a second goal deep into injury time from Yamal’s pass.
Having already won the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, the title success confirmed a clean sweep of domestic trophies for Hansi Flick in his first season as Barcelona head coach.
His side also beat Real Madrid in both domestic cup finals, having won all four Clasico meetings this season.
Barcelona, who also reached the Champions League semi-finals where they lost to Inter Milan in a dramatic encounter, were deserved champions with 169 goals in all competitions.
They also won it at Espanyol themselves in 2023, while aBarcelona clinched their 28th La Liga title as teenage wonder Lamine Yamal scored another stunning goal in a derby win at Espanyol.
The 17-year-old curled a fantastic shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box to confirm his side as champions.
With two games to go, they hold an unassailable seven-point advantage over second-placed Real Madrid. Fermin Lopez added a second goal deep into injury time from Yamal’s pass.
The game, though, was paused for a short time in the first half as news emerged of an incident outside. A car drove into fans, with 13 people injured and four taken to hospital, but none were said to be in a serious condition.
Play restarted soon after and Barca claimed the decisive opener in the 53rd minute. It was Yamal’s 17th goal of a season in which he has cemented his place as one of the world’s most exciting players of any age.
Espanyol had defender Leandro Cabrera sent off with 10 minutes left for lashing out with his arm to strike Yamal as they challenged for the ball.
Having already won the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, the title success confirmed a clean sweep of domestic trophies for Hansi Flick in his first season as Barcelona head coach.
His side also beat Real Madrid in both domestic cup finals, having won all four Clasico meetings this season.
“We’ve always thought positively and we could feel it looking at training sessions. At Barca you have to win titles and three titles is just great,” Flick told Movistar Plus.
“It’s always important to be mentally strong. That is what we looked for throughout the year. Winning the Super Cup in January gave us confidence. It was great to see how the players have reached their highest level and others have improved.”
Barcelona, who also reached the Champions League semi-finals where they lost to Inter Milan in a dramatic encounter, were deserved champions with 169 goals in all competitions.
Barcelona will have an open-top bus parade in the city on Friday and receive the trophy at Sunday’s home game against Villarrea
