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Spain·Football

Barcelona clinch La Liga title with record-breaking youth-driven squad

Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 06:08 · 1 min read

FC Barcelona have won the Spanish La Liga title for the 29th time in their history, securing the championship with a 2–0 victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid. The triumph has been built largely on players from La Masia (Barcelona's famed youth academy), who accounted for roughly half of the club's league minutes this season; graduates including teenage winger Lamine Yamal, defender Pau Cubarsí, and midfielder Marc Casadó form the core of a side that finished as both the highest scorers and the meanest defence in the division. Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, celebrating from an open-top bus parade through the city centre, said the squad's next ambition is the Champions League — a competition Barcelona have not won since 2015.

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El PaísDe la defensa alta a un ataque coral: siete datos clave del Barcelona campeón de Liga ↗︎El PaísLa Masia, comandada por la generación de 2007 de Lamine Yamal, define el éxito del Barça campeón ↗︎NOS SportKampioen De Jong op bus door Barcelona: 'Champions League nu bovenaan de lijst' ↗︎
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