With a stable performance, Barca won the La Liga title this season 4 rounds early. Coach Xavi’s army reached the top of glory after winning against Espanyol in round 34. According to Marca, Blaugrana will receive 60.64 million euros in bonus money thanks to this championship.
However, the prize money for the champion team is not much higher than that of the runner-up team. Specifically, the team finishing in second place will pocket 53.51 million euros in bonus. Meanwhile, the prize money for the third and fourth teams is relatively less, at 46.37 million euros and 39.24 million euros, respectively.
While the championship race is over, the battle for the remaining 3 positions is not over yet. Currently, 3 teams temporarily hold second, third and fourth positions: Real, Atletico and Sociedad respectively. Real Madrid is currently ranked second with 4 points more than Atletico, but played 1 match more than the opponent.
Therefore, coach Diego Simeone’s army still has a chance to win the runner-up position. On Atletico’s side, Rojiblancos is 5 points ahead of the fourth team Sociedad. Similar to Atletico, Sociedad also has 5 points more than the fifth team Villarreal. Therefore, the Basque team is facing a great opportunity to finish in fourth place.
Back to Barca, since knowing that they won the championship at Espanyol, the Catalan players could no longer keep their feet on the ground. Xavi’s teachers and students lost the last 2 matches, against Sociedad and Valladolid. In the 37th round of La Liga 2022/23 taking place tomorrow (May 29), Barca will welcome Mallorca.
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