A stunning free kick by Three Lions striker, Marcus Rashford opened the scoring before Ferran Torres netted a second as Barcelona clinched the La Liga title in front of bitter rivald Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou.
For the maiden time in nearly a century, La Liga was decided by a Clásico with Barcelona, on this occasion, clinching their 29th league title.
It is a win that adds salt in the wounds of a trophy-less Real Madrid team.
Kylian Mbappe, who was absent on the night, was at the heart of internal tensions before a training ground bust-up between Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde made international news.
Tchouameni was controversially handed a start by Alvaro Arbeloa, with Valverde absent, but it was as though Madrid’s fighting spirit had been reserved for their training ground as they wilted under pressure from Barca who retained their LaLiga crown.
Rashford embodied Barcelona’s front-footed start as the hosts brought the party atmosphere. The forward stepped up and drilled his free-kick into the far corner to set the tone, beating Thibault Courtois at full stretch.
It was a rampant spell that saw Real struggle to find their bearings. With the away defence at sixes and sevens, Dani Olmo and Ferran took full advantage, combining superbly for their second.
Rashford missed the chance to notch a second when he breezed past Fran Garcia to reach a through ball that had him one-on-one with Courtois, the England international dragged the effort wide as Real survived the onslaught.
The second half saw Real step up their efforts with Jude Bellingham at the heart of their improved display. The England midfielder very nearly cut the advantage when he got on the end of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s dinked pass to steer it home. However, the linesman’s flag was immediately raised.
Courtois was called upon to keep out second-half substitute Robert Lewandowski late on, but even an excellent goalkeeper display from the returning Real keeper wouldn’t have been enough to prevent the inevitable champions being coronated.
