Superb Messi seals another La Liga title for Barcelona

Lionel Messi came off the bench in the second half to score the loan goal in Barcelona's 1-0 win over Levante at Camp Nou. In the 62nd minute, Messi received a header from Arturo Vidal, shuffled his feet as two defenders sailed by, and scored with his signature clinical finish.

Messi scored his 34 league goal of the season in 32 appearances after 17 minutes of play. This La Liga title is Barcelona's fourth in the past five years.

"Messi was always ready to come on and I always knew he was going to play but we also have a game on Wednesday. He has to stay active and he scores goals everywhere he goes and he has won us this title," Valverde told reporters.

"It is very difficult to win this title, without the amount of teams we are competing with, especially with this margin.

"We have done it two years in a row and it's fantastic to see the fans celebrate the title like this at home. Now we want to go and celebrate it."

Beating Levante wasn't such as smooth ride as the Barcelona players seemed to lose concentration at some point. "They turned us upside down and I think that was down to nerves. They had a few chances but it was incredible when they hit the post," Valverde continued.

"We couldn't kill the game off and they started to believe while we get more nervous but luckily we were able to see out the win."

Messi is now the only player to win 10 La Liga titles with Barcelona, and he is only the third player from any club to do so. Overall, Barcelona has 26 La Liga titles, second only to Real Madrid with 33. Barcelona is now set to complete a rare treble of titles. They already won the league, and will be focused on reaching the final of the Champions league, a feat they haven't achieved since 2015. Barcelona is set to face Valencia on May 25 for the Copa del Rey final.

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