How Flick's reshaped Barca dominated La Liga again
Instead, Barcelona's 2-0 win against Real Madrid means they clinched the title with the perfect script: at home, against their biggest rivals, by an emphatic 14-point margin. Sunday's El Clasico became the first in almost 100 years to definitively decide who won the league. It is a title Barca boss Hansi Flick has won in his two seasons in charge.
BBC Sport looks at how Barcelona have dominated La Liga again this season. On-loan Marcus Rashford has played a significant part in Barcelona's title win Flick's side have been on a relentless run of form since February, and have won their past 11 consecutive matches. They have lost just four league games all season and have a 100% winning La Liga home record.
Barcelona endured disappointment by exiting the Copa del Rey semi-finals and the Champions League quarter-finals, but have never relinquished their control of the La Liga title race. Barca have won 42 of their 53 games this term, a win rate of 79% - only Bayern Munich (83%) can better that across all competitions among teams from the big five European leagues. In terms of goals scored, Bayern are the only team who have scored more than Barcelona in all competitions and in their respective leagues.
The scale of their dominance is reflected not only in the table, but in the context surrounding it. When Flick arrived at the club in May 2024, Real had won the Champions League and La Liga and just added Kylian Mbappe to an already star-studded squad. Yet within two years, Barca have won five domestic trophies from the six available under the German coach, while Madrid have to endure a second consecutive season without silverware.
A key reason for Barcelona's dominance has been Flick's impact on individual players and how they are used within his system. The German coach reshaped Barca from the moment he arrived, introducing discipline, increasing the squad's physical intensity, and restoring a more direct attacking identity. This happened at the same time as a new La Masia generation emerged, led by Lamine Yamal.