Barça sang the most unprecedented, loudest, and desired alirón after knocking out Madrid at Camp Nou. Although it was not the most brilliant League, the title celebration will go down in history because it was consummated in the clásico, the pinnacle match of a tournament dominated by Barça’s consistency, an honest, ambitious team that was as serious as it was radiant last night, aware of the importance of the moment, strengthened by the impatience and fever of the fans, more satisfied than happy with the 2-0. Madrid never recovered from the dizzying attack Barça gave them at the Bernabéu after winning 2-1 and setting up Barcelona’s revenge.
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Vinicius turned that collective victory into a personal grievance when he was substituted, and since then there has been more interest in the call-up lists, lineups, and substitutions, and lately even in the training sessions, than in the matches of the team that ended up being coached by the templar Arbeloa and which the top scorer Mbappé has disowned. The Barcelonistas, on the other hand, close the championship with three rounds to go with the special participation of players who do not have their continuity for the next season precisely assured, such as Rashford and Ferran Torres, not to mention Lewandowski.
The captaincy of Vinicius staged the current hierarchy in Madrid’s dressing room and the many forced changes in the lineup sung by Arbeloa. In the absence of Mbappé, Gonzalo played, and in Valverde’s absence, Camavinga entered a midfield completed by Brahim, Tchouameni, and Bellingham. There was no room for the youth player Pitarch, Asencio had to replace Huijsen due to illness, and the starting position of the recovered goalkeeper Courtois was taken for granted. An unknown team in any case that had no time to connect, not due to negligence, but because of Barcelona’s ambitious and overwhelming football.
The novelties arranged by Flick worked wonderfully right from the start of the match: Eric García remained firm as right-back to anticipate Vinicius — nobody remembered Koundé —; Rashford converted a free kick on the edge of the area with a masterful strike to Courtois’s right top corner — Roony has not earned the substitute spot for the injured Lamine — and Ferran sent a backheel assist from Olmo into the net to the amazement of substitute Lewandowski. Barely a quarter of an hour had passed and Barça was winning 2-0 in an exercise of effectiveness that ignited Camp Nou.
Fermín’s depth down the left wing, Olmo’s subtlety, and Ferran’s runs gained the back of Madrid’s defense with each transition. The blaugranas are unstoppable when they have space to run, attack the gaps, and apply their vertical game, always regulated by Pedri’s metronome. The defense’s instability compromised a Madrid squad better prepared to attack due to Brahim’s undetectable position. Gonzalo missed a good opportunity after a through pass from Asencio, and Eric blocked Vinicius’s shot.
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Barça’s pace was impossible for Madrid to withstand. With the score in their favor, the blaugranas’ aim diminished, but they remained just as fast and focused, unaffected by the environmental tension that arose after the buses of both teams were stoned at the entrance of Camp Nou. The harmonious mosaic displayed, the a cappella anthem’s sound, and the strength with which El Segadors was sung expressed the excitement of a barcelonismo equally ready to celebrate the League title. Flick’s team’s response was excellent after Rashford’s great goal.
To the sky of Barcelona.
— Movistar Plus+ Deportes (@MPlusDeportes) May 10, 2026
To the sky of Spotify Camp Nou.
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The blaugrana intensity did not decrease after the break, and chances came at the area of an excellent Courtois. Meanwhile, the madridistas claimed a penalty on Eric against Bellingham after the game lost continuity and fouls and corners in favor of Madrid followed. The white charge was as sterile as Barça’s counterattacks once the coaches had made their changes while chants of “champions” echoed in Camp Nou.
The thrashing announced at the start did not happen because the blaugranas lost finesse and game control, as if they were in a hurry for the match to end and to lift the trophy. Although they could avoid the guard of honor, Madrid had to endure the alirón without Florentino’s presence. With the title secured, the challenge is to reach 100 points, win the Zamora with Joan García, and defeat Betis to complete a full set of victories at the blessed Camp Nou. Not because it was expected was the League less celebrated by Barça because the defeated was Madrid.
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| Position | PT | PJ | PG | PE | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 77 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 69 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
4 | 63 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 54 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| Position | PT | PJ | PG | PE | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 77 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 69 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | 63 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
5 | 54 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
