BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After seeing Barcelona’s Spanish league title defense come to a disappointing and meek end, Lionel Messi didn’t hold back.
Messi blasted his team for being “weak” after Real Madrid wrested the league title away from Barcelona for the first time in three years on Thursday, and said it must quickly change course to have a chance at winning the Champions League.
Real Madrid clinched the title by beating Villarreal 2-1 but would have lifted the trophy regardless of that result after Barcelona slumped to a 2-1 loss to an Osasuna side that finished with 10 men.