Lionel Messi’s goal in the second half remained the sole difference between the two sides as Barcelona secured another La Liga title.
Barcelona cruised to their second consecutive La Liga title with a 1-0 win over Levante earlier tonight.
Lionel Messi scored in the 62nd minute of the game as his goal remained the sole difference between the two sides. The Catalan side has won the La Liga with three games to spare.
Messi came on as a substitute in the second half and inspired a significant change in the tempo of the game, as Barcelona began to dominate Levante and create more opportunities in the second half.
The side was finally rewarded when a Lionel Messi converted the chance to score the only goal of the game. Levante created further opportunities but failed to pose a significant challenge to Barcelona’s defence and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
While Barcelona will lift the La Liga title, they still have a lot to play for in this season. The Catalan giants have reached the semifinal of the Champions League for the first time in four years and will aim to secure a treble, as they will take on Valencia in the final of the Copa del Rey.
Here’s how Twitter reacted as Barcelona retained the La Liga title:
Congratulations to @FCBarcelona on winning @LaLigaEN….again. 👏👏👏
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 27, 2019
Arturo Vidal has now won eight consecutive titles in Europe’s top five leagues:
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🏆🇪🇸King Arturo for a reason. 👑 pic.twitter.com/KrHvId78G9
— Coral (@Coral) April 27, 2019
🏆 @LaLiga CHAMPIONS 2018-2019!
8 leagues in 11 years.
Making the extraordinary seem normal.
🖌🎨 #WeColorLaLiga 🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/8GF2paM493— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 27, 2019
Messi came off the bench to open the scoring for @FCBarcelona. He has a goal scoring ratio as a substitute of almost a goal every other game 36/78. Better than a lot of top strikers that start. Think about that for a moment. 🤷🏻♂️
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 27, 2019
Lionel Messi is the first Barcelona player in the club’s history to win 10 LaLiga titles.
D10S. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/k5eXcwIc8K
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 27, 2019
Barcelona are champions of Spain for the 26th time & the eighth time in 11 years. Messi’s goal seals it against Levante and brings up 10 league titles for the Argentine, more than any other player in the club’s history.
— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) April 27, 2019
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 in 1️⃣1️⃣ Years, 26th league title for Barcelona and who other than Lionel Messi to score the winning goal of the game!
CAMPEONES, CAMPEONES OLÈ OLÈ OLÈ!!!!!!! #BarcaLevante pic.twitter.com/tg55PIegJ0
— SJ (@SweeperWriter) April 27, 2019
Barcelona win La Liga again. Deserved, again. All about that man, Lionel Messi, again.
— Cerè Slake (@xyCerebrone) April 27, 2019
Another La Liga for #Barcelona, they don’t spare RMadrid.
— Ⓜ️aaz Kidwai (@Maazkidwai) April 27, 2019
What next?
The Catalan giants return to action on Wednesday night as the side takes on Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at Camp Nou.
