FC Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford celebrates (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images) Barcelona sealed their 29th La Liga title in style after beating rivals Real Madrid 2-0 in a huge Clasica clash on Sunday. The victory confirmed back-to-back league titles for Hansi Flick’s side and also left Madrid without a single major trophy this season.Barca only needed to avoid defeat, but they attacked from the start at the Camp Nou. Marcus Rashford, replacing injured youngster Lamin Yamal, opened the scoring with a brilliant free-kick.
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Exclusive: Aymeric Laporte previews Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona | La LigaFerran Torres quickly added a second after Dani Olmo’s smart assist to send the home crowd into celebration mode.Real Madrid struggled to respond but struggled to create enough clear-cut chances. Jude Bellingham had a goal ruled out for offside, while Vinicius Junior was denied by Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia. Madrid also entered the game surrounded by problems after reports emerged of a training ground brawl involving Fede Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.Barcelona’s win was even more emotional as coach Hansi Flick managed the match despite the recent death of his father. His side controlled the match comfortably and almost scored more goals through Rashford, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.After the final whistle, midfielder Frenkie de Jong said the title was extra special because it came against Madrid at home.“This title is more special because we won it at home against Madrid, now we have to enjoy it with the fans,” he said.De Jong also praised Barcelona’s performances this season and admitted that the team still have bigger goals ahead of them.“We were the best team in Spain – of course (also) we want to win the Champions League, that’s the goal. We’ll have another opportunity next year,” added the Dutchman.Meanwhile, Madrid now face big questions over the future, with changes expected in the summer after another disappointing campaign.
