BARCELONA, CHAMPION OF THE LEAGUE: BEAT ATLETICO MADRID 1-0 WITH GOALS FROM LIONEL MESSI

Barcelona champion of the Spanish league football for a day devoted final after a 1-0 defeat away to Atlético Madrid. Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the Catalans in the 65th minute.Real Madrid, who can no longer overcome the difference of four points separating it from Barcelona defeated Espanyol 4-1 with a hat-trick of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
Barcelona won the league for the twenty third time in its history and fifth time in the last seven seasons.