Madrid, meanwhile, needs both a win at Deportivo La Coruna and for Barcelona to drop points in order to snatch the trophy.
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Cuenca has since worn the jerseys of Deportivo La Coruna and Bursaspor before joining Granada in February, and he is desperate to play a role in the title race.
– Should Barcelona win this game, they would claim the title with 91 points, fewer than in the last four league seasons where they have won the title (99, 96, 100 and 94). Atletico are three points off the pace but have an inferior head to head record against the Catalan club.
“I don’t believe in bonuses, I believe in the pride of the Granada players for wanting to beat Barca”, explained Suarez.
Luis Suarez could become Barcelona’s highest scoring Uruguayan in Saturday’s La Liga match at Granada, having equaled in only two seasons what compatriot Ramon Alberto Villaverde Vazquez aggregated in his decade-long stint with the club.
“In the worst moments we have always come back stronger, and this will be one of them”.
“I hope we take advantage”.
“Ultimately, we’re not only playing against the opposition, but ourselves”, he told ESPN.
It is credit to Zidane and his Real Madrid team that they go into the final round of games still with a chance at the title, a prospect that appeared highly unlikely just six weeks ago.
“It’s essential that we keep a clean sheet, we know that from midfield up we can mark differences, we’ve improved in everything”.
Deportivo were hammered 5-0 by Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu back in January, while they were thrashed 8-2 the last time they hosted Madrid in 2014-15.
– Youssef El-Arabi, Granada’s top goalscorer in La Liga history (44 goals), has netted more goals in 2015-16 than in any other previous top-flight season (16).
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Madrid will also be aspiring to avenge the two league titles that Barcelona won by leapfrogging them in dramatic fashion after the Spanish capital’s biggest team lost season finales against Tenerife in 1992 and 1993.
