Pep Guardiola celebrates second La Liga title
Monday, May 17th, 2010
FC Barcelona took the Spanish league title last night in a 4-0 win against Valladolid, while Real Madrid’s hopes evaporated in a 1-1 draw against Malaga. Both Valladolid and Malaga were fighting relegation and had as much to play for as the arch-rivals at the top of the league, but in the event it was Malaga who saved their own skin.
The game started with Barça playing rather nervously and it wasn’t until the 26th minute that the first game came when Prieto put the ball in his own net after deflecting a shot from Pedro; two more minutes and Pedro put the ball in the net for Barcelona’s second goal.
Messi also played a starring role, with his first goal in the 62nd minute off Touré Yaya; he also set up Messi’s second goal in the 76th minute.
With the final whistle blown the crowd and team celebrated in style, while elsewhere across the city fireworks and horns celebrated the success of FC Barcelona; the city; and Catalonia.
1-0 Luis Prieto (min 26)
2-0 Pedro (min 28)
3-0 Messi (min 62)
4-0 Messi (min 76)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
38
|
31
|
6
|
1
|
98
|
24
|
99
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
38
|
31
|
3
|
4
|
102
|
34
|
96
|
|
3
|
Valencia |
38
|
21
|
8
|
9
|
59
|
38
|
71
|
|
4
|
Sevilla |
38
|
19
|
6
|
13
|
65
|
49
|
63
|
|
5
|
Mallorca |
38
|
18
|
8
|
12
|
59
|
44
|
62
|
|
6
|
Getafe |
38
|
17
|
7
|
14
|
58
|
48
|
58
|
|
7
|
Villarreal |
38
|
16
|
8
|
14
|
58
|
57
|
56
|
|
8
|
Athletic Bilbao |
38
|
15
|
9
|
14
|
50
|
53
|
54
|
|
9
|
Atlético Madrid |
38
|
13
|
8
|
17
|
57
|
61
|
47
|
|
10
|
Deportivo |
38
|
13
|
8
|
17
|
35
|
49
|
47
|
|
11
|
Espanyol |
38
|
11
|
11
|
16
|
29
|
46
|
44
|
|
12
|
Osasuna |
38
|
11
|
10
|
17
|
37
|
46
|
43
|
|
13
|
Almería |
38
|
10
|
12
|
16
|
43
|
55
|
42
|
|
14
|
Zaragoza |
38
|
10
|
11
|
17
|
46
|
64
|
41
|
|
15
|
Sporting Gijón |
38
|
9
|
13
|
16
|
36
|
51
|
40
|
|
16
|
Racing Santander |
38
|
9
|
12
|
17
|
42
|
59
|
39
|
|
17
|
Málaga |
38
|
7
|
16
|
15
|
42
|
48
|
37
|
|
18
|
Valladolid |
38
|
7
|
15
|
16
|
37
|
62
|
36
|
|
19
|
Tenerife |
38
|
9
|
9
|
20
|
40
|
74
|
36
|
|
20
|
Xerez |
38
|
8
|
10
|
21
|
38
|
66
|
34
|
The title will be Joan Laporta’s last as president of Barça; the next few months will see club elections and a new era will thus begin; who knows if it will be anywhere near as successful as the Laporta era, which has seen a real renaissance in the fortunes of the club.
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