Barcelona wins big against host Espanyol, wins La Liga championship early

No longer having to worry about the hopeless pursuit of the two Madrid teams, Barcelona marched to Espanyol's RCDE stadium with the determination to win to decide the championship this season even though La Liga still has a few final rounds.

Ousmane Dembele in an early attack

Entering the game with great vigor, the visiting team Barcelona concretized their superiority right from the 11th minute with Robert Lewandowski's opening goal. Alex Balde escaped down the left wing to receive the ball from Araujo and then made a favorable cross for Lewandowski to finish.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring early for the away team Barcelona

Scoring early, Barcelona became more excited and played to put pressure on the home team Espanyol. In the 20th minute, the score was 2-0 for the away team when this time, Alex Balde scored after a pass from Pedri. Facing an Espanyol that had almost no strength to resist, Barcelona added a third goal in the 40th minute after Raphinha made a favorable cross for Lewandowski to tap the ball into the empty net.

Goals keep coming for Barcelona

Jules Kounde celebrates his goal

Leading by three goals, Barcelona played very leisurely in the second half and quickly scored the fourth goal, scored by Jules Kounde. The away team then proactively slowed down the attack, giving the game to Espanyol. This helped the home team score up to…. 2 honorary goals by Puado and Joselu.

Barcelona celebrates La Liga championship 4 rounds early

With a 4-2 win over their neighbours Espanyol, Barcelona with 85 points were considered to have won the championship early as they were 14 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid with only 4 rounds left in La Liga. Espanyol's fans stormed the pitch to attack Barcelona players but were quickly blocked by security forces. All members of the visiting team had to retreat into the stadium tunnel to ensure safety.

Espanyol fans stormed the field, creating chaos.

Barcelona players hide in the stadium tunnel

This is Barcelona's first La Liga title since their last title in the 2018-2019 season and the 27th Spanish championship title in the club's history. Coach Xavi won the championship in his first full season in charge of Barcelona, despite taking over the team in November 2021. Of course, Barcelona still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Real Madrid, their arch-rivals who have won La Liga 35 times.

Lewandowski is about to win the "Top scorer" title

Xavi and Barcelona crowned

Lewandowski, who scored a brace on the day Barcelona won the championship early, has now scored 21 goals in La Liga in his first season in Spain. The Polish star has a great chance to win the "Top scorer" title, 4 goals ahead of second-placed Karim Benzema.

The streets are filled with colored smoke and fireworks.

Barcelona return to the top of La Liga after three seasons away

Dong Linh - Photo: Reuters

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