Stunning Photos of Barcelona’s Coronation As La Liga Champions Flood the Internet

• Barcelona have secured a first league title since 2019
• Manager Xavi Hernandez offered unreserved praise to the Barcelona fans as his team lifted the La Liga trophy
• After a title parade through the city’s streets last week, Barcelona were formally presented with the trophy

FC Barcelona were crowned champions of Spain for the 27th time in their history on Saturday, May 20, despite suffering their first home loss of the season.

The Catalans were confirmed as La Liga victors after beating cross-town rivals Espanyol 4-2 with four games to spare, boasting 14 unassailable points ahead of archrivals and second-placed Real Madrid, who face Valencia on Sunday.

With the league title in the bag and facing Real Sociedad in their coronation game, a strike from Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth on either side of halftime handed Barca a 2-1 defeat on a day when they were celebrating their league triumph, BBC reports.

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The narrow loss did not dampen the festive atmosphere at Spotify Camp Nou. Long-serving player and team captain Sergio Busquets, who will be leaving La Blaugrana this summer, received the glittering trophy before presenting it to the crowd alongside his teammates.

According to Eurosport, it was the first league crown for Barca since the departure of seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi due to the club's ailing financial situation two years ago.

Regardless, the teeming fans gathered at the over 90,000-capacity stadium clamoured for their "son", who is set to leave PSG this summer.

Sports Brief takes a look at the best photos following Barcelona's 27th La Liga title coronation:

Barca celebrate La Liga in style

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Barcelona are still in a jubilant mood after clinching their first La Liga title in just over three years, following a fantastic 2022/23 campaign under Xavi.

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The Catalans have already begun celebrating in style, as the team was pictured celebrating their La Liga success in a fancy restaurant, with most of the club’s superstars present. The La Liga trophy was also on display at the Tropical Restaurant in Gava, with the Barca players free to pose with the trophy during their stay at the venue.

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Ousmane Dembele were some of the Barcelona stars who were present at the celebratory dinner. The likes of Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati, and Frenkie de Jong were also pictured at the event.