Espanyol 2-4 Barcelona: Visitors beat local rivals to seal LaLiga title for first time since 2019
Match report whether Barcelona win the LaLiga title with four games left after beating city rivals Espanyol 4-2 at the RCDE stadium; Robert Lewandowski scores a brace with Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde also on the scoresheet; Barcelona win La Liga for the first time since the 2018/19 season.
Barcelona were crowned LaLiga champions for the first time since the 2018-19 season after beating city rivals Espanyol 4-2 on Sunday.
A comfortable win over relegation-threatened hosts at the RCDE Stadium means Xavi Hernandez’s side are 14 points clear of second-placed Real Madrid and 16 points ahead of third-placed Atletico Madrid with four games left in the season .
Goal machine Robert Lewandowski scored twice (11, 40) with Alejandro Balde (20) and Jules Kounde (53) on the scoresheet as Barça cruised to their 27th league win of the season.
Javi Puado (73) and Joselu (90+2) scored twice for Espanyol before the final whistle, but it was too little too late for the home side. They remain 19th and are four points away from safety after back-to-back defeats. Barcelona have now won the Spanish top flight 27 times – only Real Madrid have more titles (35) – but the celebrations were cut short as a large group of Espanyol fans burst onto the pitch from behind the one of the goals and hit the new goal. marked – crowned champions.
Visitors had to rush to the changing rooms and security forces quickly intervened, but riot police had to stand at the entrance to the tunnel to prevent fans from entering.
Xavi: Title shows Barca are on the right track
Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez: “It’s a great feeling, the feeling of having done a good job.”
“It’s important to give stability to the club’s project. The league title shows that everything has been done well and that we have to stay on this path.
What next for Barcelona?
Barcelona will have the opportunity to celebrate winning the LaLiga title in front of their own fans next Saturday when they take on Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou; Kick off 8 p.m.
Espanyol continue their fight for survival next Sunday as they take on 11th-placed Rayo Vallecano; Kick off 1 p.m.