It was an emotional night at the Camp Nou: Hansi Flick stood on the touchline, fighting back tears as the fans chanted his name—just hours after his father, Hans, had passed away. Yet his players delivered a masterclass.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a stunning free kick into the top-left corner for 1-0 (9’), and Ferran Torres doubled the lead to 2-0 (18’) after a clever backheel assist from Dani Olmo. Both goals came in the first half.
With this victory in the 264th Clásico against crisis-hit arch-rivals Real Madrid, FC Barcelona secured their 29th league title ahead of schedule, successfully defending last season’s trophy. Both teams wore black armbands as a mark of respect, and a minute’s silence was held before kickoff.
Real Madrid, now without a title for a second straight year, were missing suspended Federico Valverde—who had suffered a traumatic brain injury following a clash with Aurélien Tchouaméni—as well as Kylian Mbappé, sidelined with a thigh injury. Antonio Rüdiger, however, started for Los Blancos.
Even before the match, Barca ultras had pelted the Real Madrid team bus with stones upon its arrival at the Camp Nou.
