Tembah Report: Barcelona’s ascent back to the Top of Spanish Football

After an absence of nearly four years since its last crowning of the La Liga title in the 2018-2019 season, Barcelona FC has returned to the title podium in the Spanish League again. now Barcelona’s ascent back to the top of Spanish football has been faster than anyone – even the most optimistic of ‘Culés’ – could have imagined. With a 4-2 away victory at city rival Espanyol on Sunday, Barcelona secured the team’s first La Liga title in four years after a turbulent period for the club both on and off the pitch. Celebrations at the RCDE Stadium were cut short, however, as some Espanyol fans rushed onto the pitch to confront the Barcelona players as they were enjoying the festivities. But the chaotic end to the night will do nothing to dampen Barcelona’s joy and such has been the Blaugrana’s dominance this season, Xavi’s side clinched the trophy with four games still remaining and his iteration will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest defensive teams in La Liga history. The record for the fewest number of goals conceded by a team in a single 38-game season is 18, held jointly by Deportivo La Coruña (1993-94) and Atlético Madrid (2015-16). With only 13 goals conceded so far this season, Xavi’s Barcelona is set to obliterate that record. After the pain of Lionel Messi’s departure, financial turmoil, and now the looming ‘Caso Negreira’ scandal, this title will no doubt taste all the sweeter.