Written by: Hani Abdel Nabi
Monday, May 15, 2023 01:00 AM
Barcelona succeeded in winning the La Liga title, after defeating its neighbor Espanyol, 4-2, in the match that was held between them on Sunday evening at the “Cornela-El Prat” stadium, in the 34th round of the Spanish League competition for the current season 2022-2023..
The goals of the match came through: Robert Lewandowski “two goals”, Baldi, Conde in the 11th, 20th, 40th and 52nd minutes, respectively, in favor of Barcelona, while the goals of Espanyol were scored by: Javi in the 73rd minute, and Joselo in the 92nd minute of Omar. Meeting.
Barcelona is at the top of the La Liga table this season, with 85 points collected from winning 27 matches, drawing 4, losing 3, scoring 64 goals and conceding 12.
While he came in the 19th and penultimate place with 31 points collected from winning 7 matches, drawing 10, losing 17 matches, scoring 41 goals and conceding 60.
With this result, Barcelona is officially crowned the Spanish League title for the 27th time in its history, as it occupies the top of the standings table with 85 points, 14 points behind runner-up Real Madrid, with only 4 matches remaining.
And according to the Opta global network specialized in world football statistics and numbers, Alejandro Balde scored and assisted in the same match for the first time among all competitions (48 matches), becoming the youngest player to score and assist in a derby against Espanyol in La Liga in the twenty-first century (19 years and 208) days. ).
The Barcelona team decided to win the Spanish League title for the 27th time in its history, after it was crowned the championship 26 times in its history, the last of which was the 2018-2019 season, after it failed to win the title for the last 3 seasons..
-And with Barcelona crowning the Spanish League championship, it became Xavi Hernandez’s second title with the Catalan team, after winning the local super title last January..
-While Sergio Busquets lifted his 33rd title with Barcelona in all competitions, before his departure at the end of the current season 2022-2023..
Barcelona had announced the departure of its captain, Sergio Busquets, at the end of the current season, for not renewing his contract after a 15-year journey..
The formation of Barcelona against Espanyol was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Conde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde.
Midfield: Busquets, De Jong, Pedri.
Offensive line: Rafinha, Lewandowski, Jaffe.
Subs: Dembele, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Pena, Marcos Alonso, Pablo Toure, Tenas.
