Lionel Messi fittingly sealed FC Barcelona’s 26th La Liga
title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the goal in a 1-0 win over
Levante.
A jubilant Nou Camp crowd responded by celebrating a
remarkable eighth league crown in 11 years.
Barca’s captain decided the game and the title in the 61st
minute as he received a header from Arturo Vidal, effortlessly freeing himself
from two defenders with his right foot.
He then used his left foot to plant the ball into the far
bottom corner.
Cries of “champions” rang out from the 91,000 supporters
crammed into the Nou Camp but Barca’s players dropped their concentration and
Jose Luis Morales should have levelled for the visitors.
Levante also hit the post in the final stages as Barca were
left clinging on to their narrow advantage deep into stoppage-time.
But relief came when they cleared a corner kick and the final whistle sounded.
Barca lead the standings on 83 points after 35 games, an
unassailable nine clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid with three matches
left.
That was because they have a superior head-to-head record
with Atletico Madrid this season.
Ernesto Valverde’s side have now taken the first step in
their bid to win a third treble in a decade.
They face Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals
and will play Valencia in the Copa del Rey final on May 25.
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