Barcelona received the title of Liga F champions Wednesday in the home match against Levante, a game shown on 3Cat that evening; the broadcast began at 18.35 and the contest was played at 18.45. The club lifted the trophy in front of its supporters as it shifts focus toward a busy fortnight that includes a Champions League final in Oslo on May 23.
The win doubled as a celebration: Barcelona had already secured a 4-2 victory over Bayern that put them into the Champions League final, and the Levante fixture became the occasion to hand the domestic crown to the players before the home crowd. Barcelona’s preparations for the finals have been the backdrop to team selection all week, and the club used the Levante clash to mark its domestic success.
Caroline Graham, who had been substituted in the 56th minute of the Bayern match, did not train with the squad on Tuesday morning and will undergo tests after feeling a slight discomfort, the club said. Pere Romeu described the situation as minor and said medical staff would run checks to establish the extent of the issue. He added that Graham had entered the Bayern match and found good conditions to play, got useful minutes and should continue to improve.
Levante arrived in Barcelona with their survival chances reduced to a mathematical hope. The visitors sat bottom of the standings on eight points and had lost eight matches in a row before the trip. DUX Logroño stood 10 points clear of them, marking the safety zone, and Levante still have fixtures remaining against DUX Logroño, Alhama and Badalona after the visit to Barcelona.
The contrast between the two clubs could not have been sharper: Barcelona celebrating a domestic title at home and preparing for May’s continental final in Oslo, while Levante are fighting to keep alive any faint route out of the relegation places. Pere Romeu said the squad is being handled normally, that discussions off the pitch do not distract the team and that inside the dressing room the focus has been on the next match and on celebrating the title with the fans.
The match also highlighted an immediate managerial tightrope. Reports had suggested Barcelona might rotate players ahead of a Copa final and the Champions League showpiece, and Romeu acknowledged there are many matches remaining and availability and players’ sensations will guide selection. He said they will manage players’ minutes if they are available and recovering well, and that the coaching staff will make decisions to keep the team on the rise.
For Levante the calendar offers little respite: after leaving Barcelona they still face direct encounters that could decide their fate. For Barcelona the path is clearer and urgent — confirm recovery of any players carrying knocks, celebrate the domestic crown properly and then head north for the Champions League final in Oslo on May 23, where they will face Lyon. Pere Romeu’s immediate priority, he said, is to await test results, protect the squad’s fitness and carry the momentum from this title into the big European night.
