Barcelona beat Madrid to clinch 2nd-straight LaLig...
Key takeaways
- Two early goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres were all Barcelona needed on a day when Flick was present on the sidelines despite the death of his father being announced shortly before kickoff.
- Shortly after, Barça's players were all given a miniature version of the LaLiga trophy before the real prize was given to the team and lifted in front of a raucous Camp Nou for the second season in a row.
- The win marked just the second time in the history of LaLiga that the result of the Clásico has directly awarded one of the two teams the league title.
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Two early goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres were all Barcelona needed on a day when Flick was present on the sidelines despite the death of his father being announced shortly before kickoff. Players from both teams wore black armbands and there was a moment of silence before kickoff.
Barcelona's players and coaches went wild at the full-time whistle and celebrated on the field in front of fans after shutting out archrivals Madrid, while Flick thanked the supporters in his postmatch interview as well as the team, which he called a "family."
Shortly after, Barça's players were all given a miniature version of the LaLiga trophy before the real prize was given to the team and lifted in front of a raucous Camp Nou for the second season in a row.