Casadó and Balde go to Plaza Cataluña to celebrate the title with the fans

BarcelonaBarça culminated a historic night to remember. The 2-0 victory allows the azulgranas to win the 29th league title in their history, the second consecutive one since Hansi Flick's arrival at the bench. The Camp Nou experienced a night full of joy in what was a celebration from the very first moment. Rashford and Ferran Torres put the score at 2-0 right at the start of the match against a Real Madrid that closed a week to forget —with internal fights included— seeing how their eternal rival won (and lifted) the league right in front of them.

The Camp Nou —which experienced the first title celebration after the renovation— erupted with chants of "champions" in the final minutes of the match, while the Barcelona players on the bench joined in, jumping from the sidelines. Lamine Yamal, who could not be on the field due to injury, also put on the Barcelona jersey before going out to celebrate with his teammates on the field, while fireworks colored the Barcelona sky.

Pau Cubarsí led the chants with the fan section. The center-back from Estanyol grabbed the megaphone to sing the "match day" while Raphinha accompanied him with the drum. After the match, Hansi Flick —lifted by his players— admitted that it had been a difficult day for him after the loss of his father. "I will never forget it. It has been tough, but my team is fantastic. We are a family".

A few minutes later, Rafael Louzán —president of the Spanish Federation— and Javier Tebas —chief executive of La Liga— led the presentation of the league title on the pitch, along with Joan Laporta —president-elect—, Rafa Yuste —Barça president— and Joan Soteras —chief executive of the Catalan Federation—. Ronald Araujo was in charge of lifting the champions' trophy while the chant for the 125th anniversary played over the PA system. "Never in history has the league been won against Real Madrid. It has been very beautiful and now it's time to celebrate it with family and friends," said Pedri.

Catalunya Square takes over from Canaletes

With the Canaletas fountain area closed for works, thousands of culés —some tourists— gathered in Plaça Catalunya to celebrate the League title. Some came with cones, in reference to the nickname of Álvaro Arbeloa, coach of Real Madrid. In a festive atmosphere, with much jubilation, flares were also seen and the energy was intact to celebrate the championship won right under the noses of the white team in grand style.

Those who also did not want to miss the party in the center of Barcelona were Alejandro Balde and Marc Casadó, who was already at Canaletes last season. The two «azulgranas» players surrounded themselves with the fans to celebrate the League all together.

The classic bike ride of some footballers also couldn't be missed. If last year Pedri, Dani Olmo, Eric García and Íñigo Martínez went by bike to the hospital, where Ferran Torres was after being operated on for appendicitis, this year the first three (Pedri, Olmo and Eric) repeated the route through the streets of Barcelona.

Araujo begins the talks

After the first celebrations, Ronald Araujo was in charge of opening the round of speeches as captain. The Uruguayan —who spoke part of the speech in Catalan— highlighted the team's character. "It has been a year of a lot of work and effort with good and bad moments. We have a very young team, but with a lot of talent and bravery. We are sure that great moments will come", expressed Araujo, who closed it with a "long live Barça and long live Catalonia".

Hansi Flick used the same phrase to close his speech, which began with a "good evening culés" and in which he thanked the support of the president, coaching staff, and players after a tough day for him. The German coach, who did not want to extend himself too much to be able to continue celebrating, addressed the fans in English before starting the lap of honor under a light show at the Camp Nou. The first congratulations were not long in coming and one of the most notable (and expected) was from Leo Messi, who posted a story on Instagram with "champions" and "long live Barça".

The street through Barcelona

The celebrations don't stop and this Monday afternoon Barça will celebrate the league with the traditional parade through the streets of the Catalan capital. The bus with the players and the technical staff will leave Camp Nou starting at 5:00 PM and will advance along Travessera de les Corts to Numancia street. Afterwards, it will continue along Berlin street and Paris street until reaching Balmes. From there, the procession will go down to Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes and will head towards the city center until Paseo de Gracia. The parade will continue up Paseo de Gracia to the height of La Pedrera (Casa Milà). The return journey will be made along Provenza street to Aribau, connecting again with Paris street and Sarrià avenue until reaching Travessera de les Corts, where it will end at Camp Nou.