Five key nodes for Barcelona s championship: The glorious road from low to peak

In the 2024/25 season, after a turbulent season, Barcelona finally beat Real Madrid and successfully won the La Liga championship. This is the 28th time they have won the La Liga trophy in their team history, and it also brings a successful conclusion to Flick's first full season. The following are five crucial turning points in Barcelona's championship season:

1. First defeat in the season - doubts arose

In the summer of 2024, Barcelona experienced a coach change storm, Xavi resigned, and German coach Flick took over the position of coach. Although he had a strong start and achieved seven consecutive victories, the team's confidence suffered a heavy blow in the 8th round.

Against Osasuna, Barcelona suffered a 2-4 away defeat. The home team led 2-0 in the first half and scored two more goals in the second half to expand the score to 4-1. Although Yamal, who came on the bench, scored a goal at the last moment to save face, he was no longer able to make the situation come true.

This defeat not only made the outside world question Flick's ability, but also made Barcelona realize for the first time that the road to reconstruction is not smooth.

2. The game against Atletico Madrid was reversed and fell into the darkest moment

After Osasuna's defeat, Barcelona rebounded for a while, but since mid-November, it has fallen into a two-month downturn. He only won 1 in 8 games, and the most disappointing game during the period was the 18th round of the home loss to Atletico Madrid 1-2.

Pedri took the lead for Barcelona, ​​but DePaul and Soros scored two consecutive goals at the end of the game to complete the reversal. After this game, Barcelona fell to third in the standings and seemed to have completely lost hope of winning the championship.

However, it was after this trough that Barcelona had the opportunity to bottom out and rebound. Starting from the beginning of 2025, they have won nine consecutive victories and regained the top spot.

3. Fate favors: Betis draws Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid unexpectedly fails in the 30th round, Barcelona faces Real Betis at the Camp Nou, and was expected to expand its lead, but only wins a 1-1 draw. Garvey scored for the team early, but his opponent quickly equalized the score. Since then, Barcelona has made many attacks without success.

Just when people thought this would become a stumbling block on the road to championship, Real Madrid lost to Valencia, who was deeply trapped in the relegation quagmire, with a score of 1-2. This result allowed Barcelona to continue to lead the standings with a 4-point advantage.

This "god assist" became an important turning point in Barcelona's sprint stage, and also laid the psychological foundation for their subsequent rapid progress.

4. The national derby defeated Real Madrid again, and the championship was almost won in the 35th round. The Spanish national derby was staged again, which was also the last time the two sides confronted this season. Barcelona led Real Madrid by 4 points before the game, and this game was regarded as a key battle to reveal the title in advance.

Real Madrid scored twice in the first 14 minutes, leading 2-0. But Barcelona quickly adjusted their form and scored four goals in a row before the end of the first half to complete a big reversal! Mbappe chased another goal in the second half, but Real Madrid still lost 3-4.

After this game, Barcelona expanded its lead to 7 points and basically secured the championship. This victory is not only a technical and tactical victory, but also a psychological complete victory.

5. Battle against Espanyol: Yamal shines, ascends the throne and is crowned in the 36th round, Barcelona will challenge Espanyol away, and you can be crowned early as long as you win. Real Madrid narrowly defeated Mallorca 2-1 the day before, trying to put pressure on Barcelona.

Facing the Spaniard with huge pressure to relegate, Barcelona withstood the pressure and defeated their opponent 2-0 with Yamal's goal and an assist. After the game, the whole Barcelona team officially held up the La Liga championship trophy amid the cheers of away fans.

This game also became the battle of Yamal's gods. This 17-year-old genius boy proved with his performance that he is the core figure of Barcelona's new era.