There was a sense of weakness when Valverde took over but successive La Liga titles have made Barça look untouchable
Not long after their 2-0 victory in Vitoria late on Wednesday, with Barcelona four weeks from the finish and three points from the title, Ernesto Valverde was asked if he would like to win the league the following evening or the following Saturday. “What I like,” he said, “is that I get asked that question.”
It was done, again. And it was done early, again. Barcelona had beaten Real Madrid, beaten Atlético Madrid and beaten everyone else except Athletic Club and Valencia. Now they had beaten Alavés too, affording them the luxury of choice: they could take the title with a win over Levante three days later or they could be handed it with an Atlético defeat against Valencia the next day, watching it on TV – and no one wanted that. They didn’t want to be handed it in the car on the way to work three days after that, either. “I’d rather win it at home with our fans,” Sergio Busquets said, speaking for everyone.
Written by Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/29/barcelona-make-the-extraordinary-seem-normal-to-wrap-up-another-title-lionel-messi under the title “Barcelona make the extraordinary seem normal to wrap up another title | Sid Lowe”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
