Aubameyang wins La Liga
Aubameyang joined Barca in January 2022, on a free transfer from Arsenal. He scored 13 goals in 23 matches for the Camp Nou owner, including 11 goals in 17 La Liga matches.
Three other players who have left Barca are also on the list of champions, including Gerard Pique (who played six games), Memphis Depay (two games) and Hector Bellerin (three games).
Due to no longer being used, Aubameyang transferred to Chelsea on September 1, 2022. Chelsea spent $ 11 million to reunite him with coach Thomas Tuchel, the old teacher at Dortmund. But Chairman Tood Boehly fired Tuchel just six days later. This season, Aubameyang has only scored three goals in 21 matches for Chelsea.
Aubameyang caused frustration for Chelsea when he returned to Barcelona in March. He was spotted with his former teammates celebrating victory over Real. For this reason, Chelsea restricted Aubameyang from playing and planned to terminate his contract early. According to the British press, Aubameyang may return to Barca in the summer transfer window.
La Liga 2022-2023 is Aubameyang's first national championship. Besides Chelsea and Barca, the 33-year-old striker has played for Dijon, Lille, Monaco, St Etienne, Dortmund and Arsenal. He won the French League Cup with St Etienne, the German Cup, the German Super Cup with Dortmund, the FA Cup and the English Super Cup with Arsenal.
In the English Premier League, the condition to recognize a champion is to play at least five matches. But conditions at other national championships are lower. This is the reason why Kingsley Coman won the national title every season from the beginning of his career: two Ligue 1 with PSG, a Serie A with Juventus and seven Bundesliga with Bayern. If Bayern win this season, Coman will have an eighth Bundesliga.
In the case of Aubameyang, playing eight minutes in the opening match of La Liga - 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano on August 13, 2022 - qualified him to become the champion.
Barca won La Liga with a 4-2 victory over Espanyol on May 14. Coach Xavi's team is leading with 85 points after 34 matches, 14 points more than the second ranked team Real before the last four rounds. Barca won their 27th La Liga, and their first La Liga since 2019.
