'Clearly the best': Frenkie de Jong celebrates 'special' title with Barcelona

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]FC Barcelona[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=tKPjjLJt"]2-0[/a] on Sunday evening to win back-to-back LaLiga titles. Claiming the championship in El Clásico meant something more to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-frenkie/A1F3rz9c/"]Frenkie de Jong[/a], who played 27 minutes in the derby.[/p][p][b]"All titles are special. But this one is a little more so, because you beat Real Madrid at home,” [/b]De Jong told Movistar after the title celebrations.[/p][p]De Jong, 28, said this title belonged to Barcelona, who have been dominant by winning 30 of 35 games so far and scoring 91 goals along the way: [b]"Every title should be celebrated, especially a title you've fought for all year. And this year we were clearly the best."[/b][/p][h2]Special words for Flick[/h2][p]Prior to Sunday's game, a minute's silence was held for the father of Barcelona manager Hansi Flick, who passed away on Saturday evening.[/p][embed guid="ca0cca66-3010-495c-a9fc-75706e1b1006" url="https://x.com/HqDejong/status/2053814366030397512?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]De Jong shared some words for Flick, whom he called "very important".[/p][p][b]"He has clear ideas about football and gives us a lot of freedom to demonstrate our qualities on the pitch."[/b][/p][p]De Jong, who's being eased back into the side following a hamstring injury, has played 24 games in LaLiga for Barcelona this season, scoring one goal and assisting five.[/p]