Respect to the champion

This is undoubtedly the League of Hansi Flick, the charismatic and motivating leader of a project that has exceeded all expectations. The title bears his name in neon letters, as an innovator and guide, half strategist, half psychologist. This is the League of Lamine Yamal, who already played a few minutes in the success of a couple of seasons ago, but this time he is crowned as the brand image of a squad brimming with youth, ambition, and hunger. A 17-year-old who is already a benchmark in world football , as he demonstrated once again in Cornellà with a stunning goal converted with astonishing ease and flexibility, like someone strolling through a schoolyard.

Surely his best goal as a Barça player, scored again in a grand setting, a derby with the league title on the line and a lot of bitterness in the stands, too much so. It can't be that nothing can be celebrated. It can't be that a champion doesn't have the right to show a measure of joy, even if it's in the stadium of one of their historic rivals. Where is sportsmanship if not?

A winning team should have the right to celebrate a title wherever it may be.

In the face of all this, the most consistent of all was once again Flick, urging his boys not to get into trouble and to continue celebrating in the locker room. He wanted to avoid what happened two years ago, when a shameful pitch invasion took place at the same stadium. The German has been there for everything. Father, grandfather, teacher, and even the older brother of a kindergarten locker room.

It's also the La Liga of president Joan Laporta, who opted for a change of coach and got it right with the signing of Flick, who has brought back a handful of players who seemed lost, a chapter in which Raphinha deserves a red underline.

But above all, this is the League of vertigo, of fun, of engaging and daring football that has served to win, to entertain, and to excite, although the derby wasn't the best example of all this, between an unfortunate accident before the match started and the impossibility of celebrating even for a few moments on the pitch. Whatever the case, it's a League to remember.

Because FC Barcelona 's 28th title isn't just any old one, but a trophy that allows us to believe, this time, that we are witnessing the beginning of a new era. A La Liga title that joins the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup, the three won after defeating Mbappé's Real Madrid , the team that had to win it all almost by decree and that had come from dominating in Spain and around the world.

The consistency award completes a marvelous season for Barcelona, ​​in which the team also came within two minutes of reaching the Champions League final. They performed like a great team on any stage and have regained the respect of the continent.

Excellent news for a team that hasn't lost in La Liga since December 21st ( Atlético ); a run in which they've racked up 15 wins and 2 draws. A run that no rival has been able to match, with Atlético first and then Real Madrid falling behind. No one is better than Barça , which has written a beautiful ode to football all season.