Messi Leads Barcelona to 26th La Liga Title

Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match giving Barcelona their 26th La Liga title and further cemented himself as one of the greatest of all time. The Catalans retained their LaLiga title with a 1-0 win over struggling Levante.

The Argentina international, rested for the first half as coach Ernesto Valverde had one eye on next week’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool, and then came off the bench in the 64th minute to score his 34th goal of the league.

[caption id="attachment_47998" align="aligncenter" width="773"] Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Levante - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - April 27, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets celebrate winning La Liga with the trophy REUTERS/Albert Gea[/caption]

With three matches remaining, a nine-point lead over Atletico Madrid and a superior head-to-head, the eighth title in 11 years was secured. The Spanish champions now remain on track for a third treble since 2009 with the Copa del Rey final against Valencia next month.

The Spanish press was quick to react to Barcelona's well deserved League win. El- Marca newspaper described Barcelona's domination of Spanish titles as a "dictatorship". and added a slang the 10 for number 10, referring to number 10 Messi winning his 10th La Liga title with Barcelona.