Atlético Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Lionel Messi netted his 41st La Liga goal of the season

Lionel Messi's strike gave Barcelona their 23rd Spanish title as they beat Atletico Madrid to regain La Liga.

Messi's 41st league goal of the season ensured that Real Madrid will finish second - despite Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Espanyol.

With one game left Barca hold a four-point lead ahead of rivals Real.

Luis Enrique's treble-chasing side play Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish cup final on 30 May, before facing Juventus in June's Champions League final.

Defending champions Atletico had gone close to opening the lead before Messi exchanged passes with Pedro and fired low into the corner.

The Barcelona players and staff celebrated on Atletico's Vicente Calderon pitch after reclaiming the crown which they lost to Diego Simeone's side on the final day of last season exactly a year ago.

Cristiano Ronaldo took his league tally to 45 for the season with a hat-trick against Espanyol

And they could yet repeat the feat of 2008-09, when they won a historic treble under Pep Guardiola.

The Catalan club have scored 108 goals so far in the league, with a fixture at home to relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna still to come.

Their front three of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez - who missed the trip to Atletico through injury - have been prolific, netting 115 goals between them in all competitions.

Barca had a trophyless campaign last time round under Argentine coach Tata Martino, but Enrique has turned the club's fortunes around in his first season in charge.

Luis Suarez, who joined Barca from Liverpool last summer, has scored 16 Liga goals this season

However, the former Barca and Real midfielder - who played at the Nou Camp between 1996 and 2004 - had to overcome a difficult period in the New Year before eventually guiding Barca to the title.

The 45-year-old coach faced heavy criticism for leaving Messi and Neymar on the bench as Barca, then adrift of Real Madrid in the title race, lost at David Moyes' Real Sociedad.

Messi v Ronaldo - goals and glory since Ronaldo moved to Madrid in 2009
Lionel Messi (Age: 27)	Cristiano Ronaldo (Age: 30)
Source: messivsronaldo.net
Appearances: 318	Appearances: 299
Goals: 328	Goals: 310
Major honours (14): La Liga (4), Champions League (1), Spanish Cup (1), Uefa Super Cup (2), Spanish Supercup (4), Fifa Club World Cup (2).	Major honours (7): La Liga (1), Champions League (1), Spanish Cup (2), Uefa Super Cup (1), Spanish Supercup (1), Fifa Club World Cup (1)

There were suggestions that the move led to a row between him and talisman Messi, who was forced to deny reports he wanted to leave Barca.

But since that turbulent week in early January, Enrique has steered Barca to 29 wins and just two defeats in 32 matches across all competitions as they now target the treble.

Carlo Ancelotti's Real side were hoping Barca would slip up at Atletico in order to take the title race to the final day.

But although Ronaldo took his tally to 45 goals in the league in a 4-1 victory over Espanyol, Messi's moment of magic was enough for Barca to win their fifth championship in seven years.

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Line-ups

Atl Madrid

• 13Oblak
• 20Torres Belén
• 24Giménez de VargasBooked at 89mins
• 2GodínBooked at 31mins
• 3SiqueiraBooked at 90mins
• 14Fernández ArenasBooked at 75mins
• 4SuárezSubstituted forGarcia Escuderoat 68'minutes
• 10TuranSubstituted forMandzukicat 72'minutes
• 7Griezmann
• 6KokeBooked at 53mins
• 19TorresSubstituted forSaúlat 80'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Moyá Rumbo
• 8Garcia Escudero
• 9Mandzukic
• 11Jiménez
• 17Saúl
• 18Gámez
• 23Miranda

Barcelona

• 13Bravo
• 22Alves da Silva
• 3Piqué
• 14Mascherano
• 18AlbaSubstituted forMathieuat 80'minutes
• 4RakiticSubstituted forRafinhaat 87'minutes
• 5Busquets
• 8IniestaSubstituted forHernándezat 82'minutes
• 10MessiBooked at 90mins
• 7PedroBooked at 29mins
• 11NeymarBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

• 1ter Stegen
• 6Hernández
• 12Rafinha
• 20Roberto Carnicer
• 21Correia
• 24Mathieu
• 31El Haddadi

Referee:

Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Attendance:

53,254

Match Stats

Home TeamAtl MadridAway TeamBarcelona

Possession

Home23%

Away77%

Shots

Home10

Away14

Shots on Target

Home3

Away5

Corners

Home6

Away5

Fouls

Home23

Away7

Live Text

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Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Guillherme Siqueira (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).

Posted at 90'+3'

Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Posted at 90'+2'

Neymar (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+2'

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Guillherme Siqueira (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 90'+1'

Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 90'

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Booking

Posted at 89'

Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 89'

Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 88'

Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Rafinha.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Guillherme Siqueira (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.

Substitution

Posted at 87'

Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Ivan Rakitic.

Posted at 86'

Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 86'

Attempt blocked. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi replaces Andrés Iniesta.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Barcelona. Jeremy Mathieu replaces Jordi Alba.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Fernando Torres.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Pedro (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Alves.

Booking

Posted at 75'

Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 75'

Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 73'

Pedro (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).

Posted at 72'

Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Raúl García (Atlético de Madrid).

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Mario Mandzukic replaces Arda Turan.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Raúl García (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Posted at 71'

Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Raúl García replaces Mario Suárez.

Posted at 67'

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Guillherme Siqueira (Atlético de Madrid).

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