📸 Yamal seals Barça’s 28th title, left-foot magic and an assist 💫 | OneFootball

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It couldn't have ended any other way, with Lamine Yamal scoring the decisive goal to give Barcelona the mathematical certainty of winning their 28th La Liga title.

It was the seventeen-year-old who lit up the evening at Cornellá with a curling left-footed shot from outside the box in the second half, the goal that decided the derby against city rivals Espanyol, crucial for the title, in a stadium where the Blaugrana have never suffered defeats.

The start of the match, however, was marked by an incident that occurred outside the pitch just moments before kick-off, a multi-car collision that resulted in minor injuries to thirteen people.

The game was also interrupted for a few minutes due to a pitch invasion demanding the suspension of the match.

At the 21st minute, as usual, the crowd at Estadi Cornellà paid tribute to the team's "eternal captain," Dani Jarque, who died of a heart attack in 2009.

After a first half where Barcelona struggled to unlock the game, constantly frustrated by Espanyol's careful defense and managing only one shot on target in the first 45 minutes, the magic that decided the match and confirmed Barcelona's title came at the start of the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Lamine Yamal broke free from Espanyol's defense with a blazing sprint before unleashing a curling left-footed shot that nestled into the top corner. A true piece of magic.

This is the third goal scored from outside the box by the young Barça player since March. 8 goals and 14 assists in La Liga for him, 17 goals considering all competitions.

Most importantly, a decisive goal that crowns the extraordinary season of the young champion.

Yamal was also involved in another key event of the match, the expulsion of Espanyol's Leandro Cabrera in the 80th minute, after the defender delivered a deliberate blow to the young Blaugrana talent, receiving a red card after a brief VAR review.

Fermin Lopez then sealed the game with a goal for 2-0 in the 6th minute of the long stoppage time: a shot from the edge of the area on a ball recovered and served by... who else but Lamine Yamal.

After the final whistle, there were some skirmishes between players on the field: two years ago, Barça had already won the title on Espanyol's ground and the team had to rush to the locker rooms to escape a pitch invasion by some home fans.

For this reason, Barcelona's celebrations took place in the locker room, waiting to bring the La Liga trophy to Camp Nou.