Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Levante - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - April 27, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates winning La Liga with the trophy REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi fittingly sealed Barcelona's 26th La Liga title on Saturday by coming off the bench to score the goal in a 1-0 win over Levante in front of a jubilant Nou Camp crowd, who celebrated a remarkable eighth league crown in 11 years.
Barca's captain decided the game and the title in the 61st minute as he received a header from Arturo Vidal, effortlessly freeing himself from two defenders with his right foot before using his left to plant the ball into the far bottom corner.
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