MADRID (AP) — Villarreal dampened Barcelona's title celebrations by handing the Catalan club its first defeat of 2025 in the Spanish league on Sunday. Villarreal won 3-2.
Barcelona clinched its 28th league title after winning 2-0 at Espanyol on Thursday, and the club presented the trophy to its fans in the team's final home match of the season at Montjuic stadium.
Real Madrid won 2-0 at nine-man Sevilla, with Kylian Mbappé extending his league-leading tally to 29 goals with one round to go. Jude Bellingham also scored.
Villarreal's victory secured its return to the Champions League for the first time since reaching the semifinals in 2022.