BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona can clinch the Spanish league title this weekend and finally start moving past the exit of Lionel Messi three years ago.
The club need only two of the remaining 15 points in play to win their first domestic league since 2019. Their first chance at securing the title is on Sunday when they visit Espanyol.
Barcelona are 13 points ahead of Atletico Madrid, and Xavi Hernández’s team hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. Real Madrid, last year’s champion, are 14 points back in third and solely focused on their Champions League semifinal with Manchester City.
The last time Barcelona lifted the Liga trophy Messi was still the leader of a feared European powerhouse then coached by Ernesto Valverde.
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