Enrique secured his sixth trophy in little under two seasons at the helm of Barca with another League title, courtesy of Saturday’s 3-0 win at Granada, prompting Bartomeu to praise the Coach’s efforts, along with those made by his “fantastic” players.
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Real won their last 12 league games, but Barca ended with five victories in a row after a blip in April saw their lead over Real closed from 10 points.
Here, Agence France-Presse Sports looks at five key reasons why Luis Enrique’s men retained their title despite a thrilling chase from Champions League finalists Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Suarez tapped in, fueled home a header and opened Neymar’s go to give him La Liga’s awesome boot with 40 destinations.
There is plenty more to Suarez’s game than just his goals, though; the battling Uruguayan brings an aggression and win-at-(almost)-all-costs attitude that his team needs.
“I’m very proud of everyone in this team, all I can do is give them encouragement”.
The second half began with Barca still in control before Granada changed their tactics and began to stage pressure higher up the pitch and Ter Stegen was called to make a sharp save as Fran Rico had a decent chance for the home side.
However, in his first full season without a prolonged suspension in three years, Suarez has shown his devastating potential to leave Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar trailing in his wake. Twenty years ago Barca would have lost this league because we’ve drowned in our own pessimism many times.
Sergio Ramos feels Barcelona are deserved La Liga champions, but says Champions League glory would make Real Madrid’s season a success.
Barca’s attentions now turn to the Copa del Rey final with Sevilla next weekend.
Despite Real Madrid – who already trailed Barcelona by a single point prior to the teams’ respective final matches – beating Deportivo 2-0 on Saturday, Barcelona already held a comfortable lead against Granada at half-time on Saturday, making Real’s title hopes seem increasingly less likely.
“We are disappointed, but football is like that”, he told reporters.
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Barca’s title run was built once more around the thrilling talents of the South American “MSN” triumvirate.
