Barcelona became the Spanish champions on Thursday. It was the 28th league win in the club's history. But only for the second time in the last six years. After Hansi Flick's team beat Espanyol 2-0, Barcelona won the title with two games left in the league stage.

Since the arrival of the German coach, how did Barcelona manage to wrest the league title from their old rival Real Madrid? Here are the reasons sought by AFP.

Strong attack

Flick made Barcelona so aggressive that almost all the opposing teams fell victim to it. 97 goals have been scored in the 36 matches played so far and this is 23 goals more than the second placed Real. Barcelona have been on a scoring streak since beating Valladolid 7-0 in August. The outstanding Lamin Yamal, just 17 years old, has been providing passes to veteran striker Robert Lewandowski and perennial winger Rafinha.

The Brazilian player was lured to stay in Barcelona by Flick. Needless to say, this season has been Rafinha's best so far. We have Flick as a coach to thank for that. Yamal created the most goal chances 13 times. And Lewandowski has scored 25 and Rafinha has scored 18. Having said that, Barcelona's biggest weapon in the league this time was, strong defense.

A change in mentality

Last season Barcelona could not win anything. That's why the coach at that time Javi Hernandez also made many excuses not to win. But since Flick, Barcelona have won all three domestic titles. What he said was that internal reasons were the main reason why Barcelona did not win anything last season. So he made his players mentally stronger. He used to say, 'If the performance of the team is not the same, it will not be done by others.'

Barcelona have really made some great comebacks this season. Especially in the last match against Real, despite being behind by two goals, they managed to win a sensational 4-3. Flick says, "Now the Barcelona team is mentally strong. And he also advised the players not to play under too much pressure. On the contrary, the players were encouraged to play with joy. That's why, attractive flowing football.

The best Pedri

Currently, Pedri Gonzalez is considered to be the best midfielder in world football. He played consistently well for Barcelona throughout the season despite being injury free. "For me, there's no better player than Pedri," says Flick. I am even ready to kneel for him. This 22-year-old Canary Iceland player is the heartbeat of the Barcelona team. He will play both aggressively and defensively when needed.

increase in level After the

flick, the physical fitness of the Barcelona team has increased tremendously. As many players struggled to perform well last season, they all did well this time. He retained Eric Garcia at central back and this player also showed results. Played well despite leaving his position at times. Ferran Torres kept helping players from behind to play forward. Even Inigo Martinez proved to be a pillar in the defense.