Hansi Flick Leads Barcelona to Championship, Rashford Eliminates Real Madrid at Camp Nou

Barcelona – Barcelona's dominance on the domestic stage officially reached its peak. A crucial 2-0 victory over their eternal rivals, Real Madrid, in the El Clasico match at the Spotify Camp Nou on Monday (11/5/2026) ensured that the La Liga title for this season went to Hansi Flick's squad.

These additional three points mathematically put Barcelona's points tally beyond the reach of Madrid for the remainder of the season.

League Standings Recap
With this result, the gap at the top of the table became decisive:

• Barcelona's Points: 91 (35 Matches)
• Matches Remaining: 3 Games
• Status: 2025/2026 Season Champions

Although Real Madrid still has matches left to play, the current points gap exceeds the maximum points Carlo Ancelotti's squad could accumulate.

 
The Course of the Decisive Match
Barcelona stepped on the gas from the first whistle to ensure the trophy didn't slip from their grasp.

• Minute 9: Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a fantastic curling free kick into the top left corner of Thibaut Courtois' goal.
• Minute 18: Ferran Torres doubled the lead after converting a precise pass from Dani Olmo into a goal.

Throughout the match, Barcelona appeared dominant. Although Real Madrid tried to fight back—including a Jude Bellingham goal in the 63rd minute disallowed for offside—the defense marshalled by Joan Garcia remained solid until the final whistle.

Lineups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Joao Cancelo, Gerard Martin, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia; Pedri, Gavi; Marcus Rashford, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez; Ferran Torres.

Real Madrid (4-4-2): Thibaut Courtois; Fran Garcia, Dean Huijsen, Antonio Rudiger, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Brahim Diaz; Vinicius Junior, Gonzalo Garcia.