Regardless of solely enjoying for eight minutes at Barcelona, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has grow to be a league winner for the primary time in his profession.
Barcelona clinched the La Liga championship on Sunday with a 4-2 away win in opposition to their rivals Espanyol. Aubameyang contributed to the profitable marketing campaign by making a single look of their opening league match in opposition to Rayo Vallecano earlier than his switch to Chelsea in September 2022.
Earlier than his transfer to Chelsea in September 2022, Aubameyang sneaked in a single look in Barcelona’s workforce this seasonCredit score: EPA
In La Liga, a participant solely requires a minimal of 1 look to be thought of a part of the profitable squad, which suggests Aubameyang may very well be acknowledged as a champion within the league’s information.
In the meantime, the 33-year-old striker’s time at Chelsea was much less profitable, with simply 21 appearances and three objectives contributing to a disappointing season. Regardless of hopes that his former Dortmund supervisor, Thomas Tuchel, would possibly flip issues round for him, Aubameyang did not grow to be a daily below any of his successors, together with Graham Potter, Bruno Salter, and Frank Lampard. There may be little indication he might be included in incoming boss Mauricio Pochettino’s plans.
After Aubameyang’s profitable mid-season switch from Arsenal to Barcelona final 12 months—the place he scored 11 objectives in 17 La Liga video games—there was hypothesis that he might return to his former membership. Aubameyang was additionally noticed becoming a member of his outdated teammates in celebration after their win over Actual Madrid in March’s El Clasico match.
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