Joao Cancelo made history after Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 to win La Liga.
The Portuguese defender achieved a milestone that has eluded the greatest icons of the game, while the Blaugrana celebrated domestic dominance at the Camp Nou.
After defeating their fierce rivals in Sunday night’s El Clasico at the Camp Nou, the Blaugrana won the Spanish first division title.
They have accomplished a historic first by winning La Liga as a consequence of a direct encounter against Los Blancos.
Barcelona led Real Madrid by 11 points entering into the 35th game of the season, thus all they needed to do was avoid losing against Alvaro Arbeloa’s team.
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On a night of double celebration, Hansi Flick’s team delivered the goods in style, winning for the eleventh time in the league in a row.
Marcus Rashford’s spectacular free kick, the first in a Clasico since Lionel Messi in 2012, was followed by a goal from Ferran Torres to secure Barcelona’s 29th league title and send their rivals reeling.
Cancelo, a former Manchester City defender who won six major awards under Pep Guardiola, has now finally won the league title that eluded him during his last loan stint at Barcelona in the 2023–24 campaign.
The Portugal international, who made an appearance as a starter in last night’s game after being brought back on loan from Saudi team Al Hilal in January, has been instrumental in the team’s incredible performance in 2026, with one goal and three assists from 13 La Liga games.
Cancelo Makes History
According to Goal, the 31-year-old, who plays on both sides of defence, is now the only football player to win league titles in four of Europe’s “Top Five” divisions.
The Serie A triumph with Juventus was the Portugal international’s first “Top Five” league trophy after winning the Primeira Liga with Benfica in 2014.
Then, while at the Etihad Stadium, he won three Premier League titles. Later, when on loan at Bayern Munich, he won the Bundesliga.
Now that he has a La Liga medal, he just needs to win France’s Ligue 1 to finish the set.
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