Barcelona Beat Real Madrid 2-0 to Clinch 29th La Liga Title

Barcelona secured the title with 3 games left, extending their winning streak to 11 matches. In the biggest match of the Spanish football season, FC Barcelona defeated rivals Real Madrid CF 2-0 at Spotify Camp Nou to officially secure their 29th La Liga title with 3 matches still left in the campaign. The victory also helped Barcelona retain the league crown in back to back seasons under coach Hansi Flick.

The home side made a flying start as Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a brilliant free kick that beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois despite a slight touch. Barcelona doubled their lead in the 18th minute when Ferran Torres finished a well worked move after a clever assist from Dani Olmo. Barcelona controlled the game from there, limiting Real Madrid to just 1 shot on target across 90 minutes.

Rashford nearly added another goal but Courtois made an important save. In the second half, Vinícius Júnior had a chance for Real, but goalkeeper Joan García denied him. With this win, Barcelona extended their winning streak to 11 league games, maintained a perfect home record of 18 wins from 18 matches, and moved 14 points clear of Real Madrid in front of 62,213 fans.