Lionel Messi hat trick clinches Spanish league title for Barcelona
Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season.
Barcelona added to its domestic dominance by winning La Liga for the third time in the past four seasons Sunday, remaining unbeaten after 34 rounds. Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho added a goal to give Barcelona a 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna and an insurmountable 11-point lead over Atlético Madrid.
“We know how difficult it is to win this league,” Messi said. “We were better than our rivals. There is a lot of merit to winning this title without any losses.”
Barcelona has won 26 league games and drawn eight, with four matches left.