Breaking: Barcelona win La Liga title

Barcelona has won the 2017-18 La Liga title courtesy of a 4-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna at the Estadio Riazor on Sunday night.
The Catalan giants entered the match knowing that a point would be enough to seal the title, but claimed all three in La Coruna to move 11 points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid with a game in hand.
Barcelona, who have won La Liga for the 25th time in their history, had to watch Real Madrid land a league and Champions League double last season, but Ernesto Valverde has claimed the title in his first season as head coach.
The result has also mathematically relegated Deportivo from Spain’s top flight, with Clarence Seedorf’s side now unable to catch 17th-placed Levante in their final three matches of the campaign.
The visitors needed just seven minutes to make the breakthrough on the night, with Philippe Coutinho curling a wonderful effort into the far corner of the net following smart work from Ousmane Dembele inside the Deportivo box.
Barcelona were always dangerous, however, and doubled their lead in the 38th minute when Messi’s sensational volley from a Luis Suarez cross found the back of the net.
Deportivo answered straight back though, with Perez turning a low Guilherme cross into the bottom corner to give the home supporters something to cheer ahead of the half-time whistle.
Samuel Umtiti headed over the Deportivo crossbar just past the hour as Barcelona came close to a third, but it was Deportivo that scored the game’s fourth goal in the 64th minute when Emre Colak turned a low Celso Borges cross into the back of the net.
Luis Suarez then struck the side-netting for Barcelona in the 73rd minute, before Guilherme fired over the crossbar down the other end of the field.
Barcelona did regain the lead in the 82nd minute, however, when Messi turned home from close range following a wonderful exchange with Luis Suarez, who picked out his teammate with a sensational pass.
The same two players then combined in the 85th minute as Messi slotted past Ruben to complete his hat-trick. Gerard Pique should have made it 4-2 late on, but the centre-back was denied by a wonderful Ruben save.
Deportivo are returning to the Segunda Division for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign, but they still have matches with Celta Vigo, Villarreal and Valencia to come before the end of the season.