Barca defeated local rival Espanyol 4-2, winning their first LaLiga championship since 2019.
However, the joy was short-lived when Espanyol supporters invaded the field as Barcelona players were celebrating their victory after the game. The athletes were compelled to run through the tunnel.
After Alejandro Balde’s goal in the 20th minute, Robert Lewandowski scored a brace, and Jules Kounde added the team’s fourth goal just after halftime.
With just four games remaining, Barcelona leads Real Madrid by 14 points at the top of the table, despite Javier Puado’s goal for Espanyol and Joselu’s late goal.
Atletico Madrid missed the chance to overtake rivals Real Madrid in second after losing 1-0 to bottom-of-the-table Elche when a mistake from goalkeeper Ivo Grbic allowed Fidel to tap home just before the break.
Three second-half goals were enough for Sevilla to seal a comfortable victory against relegation contenders Real Valladolid.
Rafa Mir put the visitors ahead and Papu Gomez doubled their lead before Tecatito Corona, in his first match since August, capped the game off with a goal in stoppage time.
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Alberto Mari scored a late goal for Valencia to earn a 2-1 win against Celta Vigo.
Justin Kluivert put the visitors in front before Haris Seferovic levelled, but Mari found the winner before Valencia’s Gabriel Paulista was shown a second yellow card.
Marseille remain third in Ligue 1 after coming from behind to beat bottom-of-the-table Angers 3-1.
The visitors went ahead through Abdallah Sima but Alexis Sanchez quickly equalised before Dimitri Payet and Jordan Veretout sealed the three points.
Rennes continued their push for European football with a 4-0 win over Troyes after Arthur Theate and Benjamin Bourigeaud put them in control and Karl Toko Ekambi scored twice in four minutes.
Two goals from Grejohn Kyei cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette’s strike as Clermont beat Lyon 2-1 and Jeremy Le Douaron’s second-half goal was enough for Brest to beat Auxerre 1-0.
Faitout Maouassa rescued a point in stoppage-time for Montpellier as they drew 1-1 with Lorient, while Toulouse’s clash with Nantes and Lille’s visit to Monaco finished goalless.
Leipzig climbed back into third in the Bundesliga table after late goals from Willi Orban and Dominik Szoboszlai secured a 2-1 win against Werder Bremen, who had gone ahead through Leonardo Bittencourt.
Bayer Leverkusen were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart after Exequiel Palacios’ penalty cancelled out Serhou Guirassy’s earlier spot-kick.
Serie A champions Napoli were handed a surprise when they were beaten 2-0 by Monza thanks to goals from Dany Mota and Andrea Petagna.
Juventus remain second in the table after a stunning first-time strike from Nicolo Fagioli and a goal from Bremer gave them a 2-0 win against Cremonese, but Europa League semi-finalists Roma were forced to share the spoils after drawing 0-0 with Bologna.
Nikola Vlasic’s first-half strike was enough for Torino to beat Hellas Verona 1-0 and Fiorentina secured a 2-0 win against Udinese.
Gaetano Castrovilli scored in the early stages before Giacomo Bonaventura added their second. But the match ended on a sour note with Bonaventura and Udinese’s Rodrigo Becao sent off for violent conduct.
It consists of 20 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División.
- 2020-2021: Atlético Madrid – Atlético Madrid secured their 11th La Liga title in the 2020-2021 season. They finished the campaign with 86 points, two points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid.
- 2019-2020: Real Madrid – Real Madrid clinched their 34th La Liga title in the 2019-2020 season. They finished the season with 87 points, five points clear of second-placed Barcelona.
- 2018-2019: Barcelona – Barcelona claimed their 26th La Liga title in the 2018-2019 season. They finished with 87 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Atlético Madrid.