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The FC Barcelona secured its 29th LaLiga EA Sports title this Sunday by defeating Real Madrid 2-0 in the Clásico held at the Spotify Camp Nou, clinching the championship with a dominant performance against a rival severely affected by injuries.
The team of Hansi Flick arrived at the match needing just one point to be mathematically crowned champions, but they took all three with authority, thereby confirming the second consecutive league title for the German coach at the helm of the blue and red team.
Before the start of the match, Camp Nou held a minute of silence in memory of Flick's father, who recently passed away.
The goals came in the first half and just minutes apart.
In the eighth minute, Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a stunning direct free kick that flew into the top corner, an unstoppable shot for the Belgian goalkeeper, Courtois.
Shortly after, a masterful backheel from Dani Olmo set up Ferran Torres, who beat Courtois at the far post to secure the final score of 2-0.
The FC Barcelona successfully defended their league title with Pedri as the maestro in midfield, in a match where Madrid was unable to respond at any moment.
Real Madrid arrived at the Clásico in a very challenging situation.
Kylian Mbappé did not make the squad due to a muscle injury he has been carrying since April 24, and Álvaro Arbeloa's team also missed Valverde, Carvajal, Militão, Mendy, Ceballos, Güler, and Rodrygo.
To make matters worse, Dean Huijsen was injured during the warm-up and was replaced by Asencio before the match even started.
Arbeloa took over as Madrid's interim coach on January 12, 2026, after replacing Xabi Alonso following the defeat in the Supercopa de España final, precisely against Barcelona.
In the second half, Flick brought on Raphinha —who was returning after seven matches out due to injury— and Frenkie de Jong, and later added Lewandowski and Marc Bernal.
Lamine Yamal, a key player for the team during the season, was unable to attend the title celebration due to a hamstring injury in his left leg sustained on April 22 against Celta de Vigo, although he is expected to be available for the 2026 World Cup.
Rashford, on loan from Manchester United in July 2025, has accumulated 13 goals and 11 assists in 44 matches this season, solidifying his status as one of the standout successes of the transfer market for Barcelona.
The Barcelona had already won the Supercopa de España 2026 by defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in the final held in Saudi Arabia this January.
The only shadow over the blue and claret season is their elimination from the Champions League, where Atlético de Madrid knocked them out in the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2, repeating the pattern of the previous season when they fell in the semi-finals to Inter Milan.
The Real Madrid, for its part, concludes a season to forget: without titles, eliminated in the Copa del Rey by Albacete —from the Second Division— and in the Champions quarterfinals by Bayern Munich, in what is considered one of the worst campaigns in its recent history.
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