FC Barcelona Clinch La Liga Trophy with Win over Espanyol

The goals scored among the winners were Robert Lewandowski (11th, 41st minutes), Alejandro Balde (20), Jules Kunde (53). The losers scored Javier Puado (73) and Joselu (90+2).

Leaders in the standings Barcelona scored 85 points after 34 matches and became inaccessible to the closest pursuer Real Madrid, which has 71 points. The Catalans won the title ahead of schedule four rounds before the end of the championship.

Barcelona won the championship of Spain for the 27th time in history, the last time the blue garnets succeeded in the 2018/19 season, since then Real Madrid won the trophy twice (2019/20, 2021/22), once – Atlético Madrid (2020/21). The record holder for the number of victories in the tournament is Real Madrid, which has 35 titles.

Espanyol are 19th in the table with 31 points from 34 matches. From the 17th place, allowing to avoid relegation to the second division of the national championship, Espanyol is separated by 4 points.

In the next round, Barcelona will host Real Sociedad on May 20, Espanyol will play against Rayo Vallecano a day later.

Personal achievements

This trophy was the second for the club under the leadership of Xavi, who led Barcelona in November 2021. Earlier this season, the Spaniard led the team to victory in the national Super Cup. Xavi played for the Barcelona first team from 1998 to 2015. During this time, he became the champion of Spain eight times, won the Spanish Cup three times, won the Super Cup six times, won the Champions League four times, won the UEFA Super Cup twice, and also won the Club World Cup twice.

Barcelona striker Lewandowski, who scored twice on Sunday, now has 21 goals to his credit this season of the championship of Spain. He leads the list of the tournament’s top scorers, ahead of Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema by four goals.