Barcelona have emerged champions of the 2024-25 La Liga campaign, thanks to Lamine Yamal’s conquering effort against Espanyol tonight, MySportDab reports.
The 2022-23 champions went into the game four points clear of second-placed, challengers, and defending champions Real Madrid.
Recall Los Blancos delayed the Blaugrana’s title party following a 2-1 win over Mallorca in the earlier fixture on Wednesday.
Kylian Mbappe consolidated on his push for the Spanish top flight and European golden boot in the game, scoring his 28th league goal of the season to led the team to the narrow victory.
However, Barcelona were still in control of the race for the title with this outstanding tie against Espanyol.
In a repeat of what happened in the 2023-24 season when the club won their 27th Spanish championship following a win against Espanyol, they replicated the same feat to clinch the title.
However, it was not a smooth run for the high flying Hansi Flick’s side. The started well with a domineering presence in the game, but struggled to scale pass Espanyol’s brink-wall defense.
The hosts made well their attempt to thwart countless offensives by the visitors and were able to go into the break without conceding a goal.
Barcelona’s most deadly winger Lamine Yamal was effectively marooned throughout the first 45 and wasn’t allowed to make those stealthy runs into the box.
However, in the second half, his first foray close to the box resulted in a goal. It was one of his countless classics of goals.
After cutting in from the right, he zoomed close to the penalty area before unleashing a terrific shot past Espanyol goalkeeper to give Barcelona a deserved lead.
Ferran Lopez then scored exactly in the last touch of the game in the 95th minute to seal the win for the team and hand them their 28th league title with two games to spare.
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