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Barcelona clinched its 29th La Liga title on Sunday night over eternal rivals Real Madrid in the El Clásico.
The El Clásico has decided the new La Liga champions only twice in history, with Barcelona emerging as champions on both occasions.
Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres’ goals in the first half sealed the win for the Catalan Giants in a one-sided affair at Camp Nou.
It was a dramatic week for Real Madrid as they came into the match on the back of a Valverde-Tchoumeni face-off and over 70,000,000 petitions against Kylian Mbappe.
Marcus Rashford gave Barcelona the lead from a brilliant free-kick after nine minutes to send the home fans into a frenzy.
Nine minutes later, Ferran Torres latched onto an improvised flick by Dani Ólmo and buried the ball into the top corner to double the lead.
Thibaut Courtois denied Rashford his second as he made a fingertip save to keep the scoreline at 2-0 before the break.
The second half was a mere formality as Barcelona kept controlled possession forcing saves off Courtois.
Real Madrid had just a shot on target on a night where the players struggled to find motivation to match their bitter rivals.
Barcelona clinched their 29th title on the back of 11 consecutive wins in the league and 18 home victories in the Liga this season.
