Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring for Barcelona
Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring for Barcelona
Barcelona have won the Spanish title after beating Espanyol courtesy of another moment of magic from their conjurer-in-chief, Lamine Yamal. The result means Carlo Ancelotti will bow out at Real Madrid without winning a major trophy this season.
Hansi Flick's side headed into Thursday night's clash knowing that a win would clinch the La Liga crown after their title rivals completed a late turnaround against Mallorca 24 hours eariler to stay in touch.
But the evening was marred by a shocking incident outside the stadium as a car ploughed into Espanyol fans, with local reports saying 13 people suffered minor injuries.
The incident led to the game being halted briefly before play resumed. And while the scores were level at the break, Barca's boy wonder stepped up to break the deadlock in style in the 53rd minute.
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Fermin Lopez then struck in the 96th minute after being teed up Yamal to settle any late nerves on a golden night for Barca.
Espanyol did what they could to foil their foe's title party by turning on the sprinklers, but that did not deter Barca from celebrating.
The result means Ancelotti's final weeks at the Bernabeu will end with a whimper; the Italian has been announced as the new head coach of the Brazil national team and will depart before Los Blancos jet off to the Club World Cup next month.
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