Barcelona have won La Liga for the first time since 2019. Their 4-2 win over city rivals Espanyol secured the title for Xavi in his first full season as manager of the club where he won eight league titles as a player
p>Real Madrid, who are second in the table, beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday and Atletico Madrid, in third, were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Elche earlier on Sunday before Barcelona clinched the title with a win over Espanyol
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Goals by Robert Lewandowski, Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde concluded the championship
It has been a mixed season for Barcelona - they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage and then knocked out of the Europa League by Manchester United - but they have secured their first league title in four years
This is the club's 27th La Liga title, which leaves them eight behind rivals - Real who have won La Liga 35 times. Atletico are third on the list, having been crowned champions 11 times
