Barcelona won the Spanish La Liga title for the 23rd time, securing a 1-0 win at dethroned champion Atletico Madrid.
Luis Enrique, the man in charge of Barcelona has now won 29 times in his clubs last 32 games. They now sit four points clear at the top with one game left.
Real Madrid will finish runner-up despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat trick in a 4-1 win at Espanyol. It trails Barcelona by four points with one round left.
Atletico, which won the title last year in a winner-take-all finale at Barcelona, was left in third place.
Barcelona kept up the pressure until Messi and Pedro finally broke down Atletico’s defense, when the Argentina forward used his left boot to fire the ball inside the post for his 41st league goal of the season and his 54th in as many games in all competitions.
About FC Barcelona
- Founded: 29 November 1899
- Pronounced as: Futbol Club Barcelona
- Coach: Louis Enrique
- President: Josep Maria Bartomeu
- Barcelona is one of the most supported teams in the world, and has the largest social media following in the world among sports teams.
- Barcelona was one of the founding members of La Liga.
Question:
- As of 2015, How many awards does Barcelona held? (23 La Liga, 26 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, three Copa Eva Duarte and two Copa de la Ligatrophies)