Barcelona secured its second straight Spanish league title and 29th overall with a comfortable 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday, extending an insurmountable 14-point advantage with three rounds remaining.
Goals Secure Victory
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a stunning free kick, curling the ball over the wall and into the top corner.
Ferran Torres doubled the lead in the 18th minute, converting from inside the area after a flick from Dani Olmo.
There was a brief scuffle between players in the 51st minute after Olmo confronted a Madrid player. Olmo received a yellow card.
Jude Bellingham had a goal disallowed for offside in the 63rd minute.
Coach Flick Mourns Father Before Kickoff
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was in the dugout for Sunday's Clásico following the death of his father, which Barcelona announced hours before kickoff.
Players from both teams wore black armbands and there was a moment of silence before kickoff.
A draw would have been enough for the Catalan club to seal its third league title in four seasons.
Real Madrid, which remains the most successful club in the league with 36 trophies, is ending a second consecutive season without a major title.
Flick's Emotional Celebration
"I will never forget this day. It was a tough day for me. It starts with this my father passed away, but here, my team is fantastic," Flick said.
"I really love it, this is like a family and they gave everything today and I'm really proud. It's amazing, in this stadium, and also in the Clásico against Real Madrid, to win La Liga."
Injuries Impact Both Sides
Brazil forward Raphinha replaced Rashford in the 64th minute to return from a long injury layoff.
Barcelona has been playing the final league games without the injured Lamine Yamal, its biggest star. Yamal was on the field lifting the trophy along with his teammates.
Madrid was without the injured Kylian Mbappé, the league's leading scorer with 24 goals. The France forward failed to recover from a left hamstring ailment that has kept him sidelined since late April.
Mbappé last week addressed criticism of him in Spain, insisting he was fully committed to the club and to recovering from his latest injury.
Madrid's Troubled Week
Sunday's defeat capped an embarrassing week for Madrid, marked by altercations between players in training that led the club to fine Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni 500,000 euros each.
Madrid was also without Valverde, who hurt his head in the altercation with Tchouaméni after allegedly accidentally knocking his head on a table.
Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a minor incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Arbeloa Faces Criticism
The loss is likely to increase criticism of coach Álvaro Arbeloa, who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Xabi Alonso was fired in January.
"There's not a lot we can say," Arbeloa said. "We understand how frustrated and dissatisfied that the fans must be. The only thing we can do is work and look to the future, learn from everything that we have done badly this season."