MADRID: Barcelona is celebrating winning the Spanish league — and this time without Lionel Messi.

Barcelona lifted its first league trophy after Messi's departure with a 4-2 victory at Espanyol on Sunday in a match marred by Espanyol fans storming the pitch at the end of the game and forcing Barcelona players to head for the locker room.

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