Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the first national championship of his career, despite barely making an appearance for Chelsea during their brutal campaign this season.
Trying to figure out the last 18 months of Aubameyang's career will only make you scratch your head, because he was Arsenal's captain from the start.
A late arrival for the North London derby seemed to spark all sorts of trouble as Mikel Arteta decided the striker needed to be dropped.
His contract at Emirates Stadium was canceled on the last day of the January 2022 transfer window, to allow him to move to Barcelona for free.
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The Gabon striker has played well in the second half of Barca's campaign, scoring 11 goals in just 17 league appearances. In the summer, Chelsea bought him and spent around £10m reuniting him with Thomas Tuchel, who coached him at Borussia Dortmund.
Tuchel was sacked a few weeks later and the striker has only played 15 Premier League games, starting five and scoring just one goal in that time.
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Back in March, he was spotted in the Barcelona dressing room celebrating a win over Real Madrid in El Classico, and now he has more reason to celebrate.
Aubameyang played eight minutes in Xavi's campaign opener against Rayo Vallecano, coming on for Jordi Alba as they chased the winner in a 0-0 draw, making him officially the champion. Confederate enemy.
Aubameyang briefly played for the Spanish giants this season. Image:
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In the Premier League, players need to make five appearances in a campaign to win medals and league titles.
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That's not the case on the continent, though, and that's also why Kingsley Coman has won the league every season of his career so far.
It seems utterly ridiculous that anyone playing for Chelsea could consider themselves a champion at the moment, especially someone who has played as badly as Aubameyang.
He is expected to return to Camp Nou this summer after the club considered canceling his contract following the El Clasico incident.
Recently, the 33-year-old seems to be more attached to Arsenal than Chelsea when rarely starting a match between the two sides. Advertisement
Barca confirmed their 27th Spanish championship by beating local rivals Espanyol on Sunday, with players being chased down the tunnel by home fans as they celebrated.
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