Bookmaker pays out on Barcelona winning Liga

Online bookmaker Expekt has decided yesterday that the firm will pay out on bets made on Barcelona winning the Spanish league this season.

The statement on the bookmaker's official website says: "Expekt.com has already decided to pay out Barcelona as league winners in Spain. We congratulate all the customers who backed Barca to clinch the title. Of course, if another team should win the league at the end, we will pay out them as winners as well!"

Expekt press officer Dan Vikman is quoted by football site Goal as saying that they believe Barcelona cannot lose the title anymore: "We declare that the title race is over in Spain and congratulate our customers who backed Barcelona to win the Spanish league. The money will start to be paid out to their accounts on Tuesday. We see no big risk with the squad that Barcelona have.

They will keep the other teams behind them during the spring, and, if the unlikely should happen, and another team would win, we will make more customers happy later this year and pay out again. Of course, all other league winner bets will still be valid. If another team should win the Spanish league, we will pay out on them as well, but even if there are 18 rounds to go, we see no competition."