Lionel Messi scored the vital goal to
clinch the Liga title for Barcelona with a 1-0 victory over previous
champions Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Barca travelled to the Vicente Calderon
knowing that three points would be enough to reclaim their crown from
Atletico and seal the first leg of a potential league, Copa del Rey and
UEFA Champions League treble.
And, fittingly, it was their talisman
Messi who provided the spark of inspiration, the Argentinian superstar
popping up with a typically brilliant finish just after the hour mark
for his 41st – and most important – Liga goal of the season.
Messi’s strike came shortly after his
rival Cristiano Ronaldo had threatened to send the title race down to
the wire by putting second-placed Real Madrid 1-0 up at Espanyol.
Real won 4-1, but that was irrelevant as
Barca sealed their seventh league title in the last decade with one
game to spare – a year to the day since Atletico won the crown at Camp
Nou.
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