Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal has been outstanding this season, especially in the second half of the season. This is arguably why Barcelona have won back-to-back league titles.
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Hansi Flick's Barcelona successfully defended the Spanish La Liga title on Sunday. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona's game this season has been characterized by an emphasis on attack and a willingness to take risks in defense. Barcelona won the league with three rounds of matches remaining, with a decisive 14-point lead over Real. How did Barcelona win the league? The main reasons for this are as follows.
Yamal's miraculous play
Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal has performed brilliantly this season, especially in the second half of the season. This is why Barcelona has won consecutive league titles. The 18-year-old winger has scored 16 goals and assisted 12 goals. He is also Barcelona's top scorer and most involved in other goals.
Compared to last season, Yamal was less active in the opposition's penalty area this time, but when he was, he was decisive . Due to injury, he has not been playing for Barcelona lately . But the time he played, he played well for Barcelona . His best performance this season was against third-placed Villarreal . He also scored a hat-trick in that.
Pedri's feat
After Yamal, the player who performed best for Barcelona this season was midfielder Pedri Gonzalez . He is the best player in Europe in his role . In particular, many other players also played supporting roles in Barcelona's performance throughout the season . For example, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torre did not play a game worth saying aha this season .
But both scored ten goals . These goals made Barcelona's league journey easier . Not only that, Rafinha, who is struggling to recover from injury, and Marcus Rashford, who is on loan, also scored ten goals. Barcelona does not have the financial power like Real, to build a team full of all-star players. But the players Barcelona has, all of them are capable of playing a solid role in winning the title for their team.
Real's poor performance
Barcelona's traditional biggest rival, Real, has not performed well this season, which has benefited the Catalan club. Real could not win any title this season. Under the leadership of coach Xavi Alonso, they showed a strong challenge to Barcelona at the beginning of the season, but by January he was himself fired.
Like his previous coach Carlo Ancelotti, Xavi could not make Real a team that played together, even if there were one star in the team. French superstar Kylian Mbappe has not won any trophies since joining Real from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Not only him, but Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham have also not been at their best.
Return to Camp Nou
Barcelona recently renovated their home stadium Camp Nou. That's why Barcelona haven't been able to play many games at their beloved stadium in the meantime. This season, Barcelona was able to play at their home stadium in November last year. Barcelona's performance at Camp Nou has been at a different level, so they have been undefeated since returning here.
