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FC Barcelona are again Liga champions. And they managed to play football that has delighted the world and with no less than three games in hand.
Atletico Madrid They had done their homework earlier in the day. The Catalans needed the three points of their match with Levante. These three points proved to be much more difficult to catch up than many would have imagined.
A goal decided in the end, and although he did not start the game, this goal came from a very familiar source …
Chance after luck
Barça were determined to get the match and the title as quickly as possible.
The first half was an extraordinary affair. From start to finish, Levante, who never scored a point Camp Nou, have been subjected to a constant attack. And yet, the wrestlers of La Liga came out unscathed.
There were chances for everyone, with even Clément Lenglet and Nélson Semedo ride for pops, and Philippe Coutinho more active than anyone, but 13 shots, including seven shots, were not enough to beat Aitor FernándezLevante's goalkeeper acted in colors similar to those of the rest of his team.
Captain to the rescue
Leo Messi was missing for all that. Ernesto Valverde He thought of the Champions League, but chose to send him back for the second period.
The Argentinian made his presence felt the moment he touched the ball for the first time. And after 15 minutes of trouble, he was at the end of a Arturo Vidal head, pushing the ball past two defenders and sliding it into the net.
Barça 1-0, the competitive goal number 598 for Messi, and the moment to start attaching the blaugrana ribbons to the La Liga trophy …
Levante retaliates
The stadium started to party, but … Pleased with the fact that Camp Nou had a potential point, Levante started playing his best football while Barca was unusually erratic for a while. An equalizer would be putting the cava on hold for at least a week …
Two minutes from the end, they almost had it. The ball bounced off the pole, Ter StegenRemarkable in keeping the late stream of visitors at a distance, she was on a leap.
Levante still came, but the final whistle was even more welcome when he rang – the sound that confirmed it.
Barça, still league champion! Two in a row, eight out of eleven … and the fireworks start!
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