The victory against RCD Espanyol established the Catalans as League champions with four games to go.
since the season 2018/19he FC Barcelona He did not taste the sweetness of a League title. As it is, the drought stops in four years, although it is the worst in the Catalan entity since the beginning of the century. Then, the culés passed from 1999 until 2005 without singing the alirón.
However, the fact of going four or more years without winning LaLiga, is a situation in which Real Madrid has been involved up to three times in the last two decades.
Barça’s worst streak in almost twenty years
The last few seasons have put all the fans of the Catalan team to the test. Between real Madrid (19/20, 21/22) and Atletico Madrid (20/21), they had divided up the domestic competition during the three most recent seasons, leaving FC Barcelona without options, which underwent years of profound transformation.
From La Liga de 2005 And till 2023the Catalans had never had to wait four years to return to Canaletas:
- 2006-2009: the arrival of Guardiola, who won his first three league titles as coach, changed the landscape at Can Barça.
- 2011-2013: only Real Madrid’s 100 points in 2012 broke the hegemony of the culé cast.
- 2013-2015: in between, the controversial Atlético de Madrid title at the Camp Nou, where Mateu Lahoz annulled a non-existent offside goal against Leo Messi.
- 2016-2018: once again, Real Madrid slipped into the Blaugrana party and managed to be crowned in 2017.
- 2019-2023: four years, the worst streak since the beginning of the century.
The three droughts of Real Madrid in the 21st century
the era of Pep Guardiola and the success of the merengue team in other competitions, left LaLiga aside, a competition where Real Madrid adds eight titles so far this century, period of time in which the Catalans have won eleven.
These have been the worst droughts in recent times real Madrid:
- 2003-2007: the whites went three seasons without lifting the league title, until Fabio Capello arrived and complied with the Madrid team’s demand.
- 2008-2012: Mourinho’s Madrid needed one hundred points to end Pep Guardiola’s dominance.
- 2012-2017: Barça and Atlético de Madrid shared the titles during those four seasons.
May 14, a date with good memories for Barça
is the fourth time in the history of the club that wins LaLiga on May 14. Of course, it is the most successful date in the 123 years of life enjoyed by the group chaired by Joan Laporta.
- May 14, 1994 – FC Barcelona 5-2 Sevilla: with this victory and Deportivo de La Coruña’s draw against Valencia at the Riazor, Johan Cruyff’s men sang the alirón on the last day.
- May 14, 2005 – Levante 1-1 FC Barcelona: thanks to having won the goal average with Real Madrid, the Catalan side sealed their title with a draw at the Ciutat de València, the same result that the whites recorded at the Sánchez pizjuan
- May 14, 2016 – Granada 0-3 FC Barcelona: once again, on the last date, the team led by Luis Enrique comfortably beat Los Cármenes on their visit and took LaLiga with a point difference over Real Madrid.
Besides, It is the second time that FC Barcelona has won LaLiga against Espanyol. I also got it in 1949when he defeated the parakeet team by 2-1 in Les Cortes. The Catalans were proclaimed champions with 37 points, two ahead of Valencia.
Result of RCD Espanyol against FC Barcelona
The Catalan derby had a Barça color (2-4). the goals of Lewandowski (2), Bucket and Koundéthey sentenced a marker that was made up by handful and Joselu in the second part.
Now him RCD Espanyol will face next week a final against the Vallecano Raywhile Xavi’s men no longer have anything else at stake and will receive a Real society that seeks to mathematically certify his classification for Champions.