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Barcelona turned the Clasico into a coronation on Sunday (May 10, 2026), swatting speech Real Madrid 2-0 astatine a roaring Camp Nou to assertion their 29th LaLiga title.
Hansi Flick’s broadside moved to an unassailable 91 points, 14 wide of second-placed Real with 3 games remaining.
The triumph capped a ascendant run successful which they mislaid lone 4 league matches. Villarreal are 3rd connected 69 points.
Real arrived needing triumph to support their wafer-thin rubric hopes alive. Marcus Rashford crushed those aspirations conscionable nine minutes into the game.
Antonio Rudiger fouled Ferran Torres conscionable extracurricular the box and Rashford bent a superb escaped footwear into Thibaut Courtois’ top-left corner, giving Barcelona the aboriginal pb and sending the location assemblage into raptures.
Nine minutes later, Barcelona doubled the lead. Fermin Lopez crossed into the country and Dani Olmo produced a clever backheel that sent the shot into the way of Torres, who rifled a fierce onslaught into the apical corner.
The triumph completed back-to-back league titles for Flick, who besides delivered the LaLiga and Copa del Rey treble successful his first play past year.
Both sides were heavy depleted. Barcelona were without Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Jules Kounde from the starting lineup.
Real’s database of missing players was longer, with Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, Arda Guler and Rodrygo each absent. Federico Valverde besides missed retired aft suffering a caput wounded pursuing a midweek changing-room combat with team mate Aurelien Tchouameni, with some players fined 500,000 euros implicit the incident.
Kylian Mbappe did not question due to the fact that of a limb musculus injury, forcing manager Alvaro Arbeloa to commencement Vinicius Jr alongside academy striker Gonzalo, with Jude Bellingham and Brahim Diaz pushing guardant successful support.
Real threatened done Vinicius and Gonzalo earlier halftime, but Barcelona carried the greater menace. Courtois kept the visitors alive with good saves from Torres and Rashford earlier the interval.
Barcelona continued to property after the break, Rashford repeatedly tormenting near backmost Fran Garcia down the right, portion Courtois produced different crisp halt with his left ft to contradict Torres from point-blank scope successful the 56th minute.
Bellingham had a extremity ruled retired for offside successful the 62nd infinitesimal and Joan Garcia was speedy to contradict Vinicius successful a one-on-one, preventing the Brazilian from lifting the shot implicit him.
Real kept probing precocious on, but determination was small wound successful their attack, and Barcelona calmly saw retired the triumph earlier the rubric celebrations began.
