Beforehand Barcelona were unbeaten in 39 games at the top of the table and bidding to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League title. I am proud of the league title we have won, not just my own performance, but that of the entire team.
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Zidane’s men needed Barcelona to slip up against Granada and they did their part by beating Deportivo 2-0, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring once again.
After the final whistle in Granada, Barcelona players formed a circle near the benches and jumped up and down while chanting “Campeones, Campeones”. We’re pleased for the fans, for our families and for the club. He loves the club, he loves Atletico Madrid.
Messi, Neymar, Rakitic and Marc Bartra also netted as the confidence flowed back to start a run of five wins to end the season by a combined score of 24-0.
“[Real] Madrid had a chance until the last day and Atletico until the second-from-last”. It can still win the Copa del Rey in next weekend’s final against Sevilla. His style of football is still used and still enthrals, the baton passed on to talented successors such as Pep Guardiola and now Luis Enrique.
“We must value each title win because it is worth a lot”, the coach told a press conference.
Third-placed Atletico, which challenged Barcelona for most of the season, dropped out of contention after a surprise loss to last-place Levante in the previous round.
However, the Portuguese could have had four before he was replaced at half-time with one eye on the Champions League final on May 28 as he also hit the post and the crossbar before the break. Lionel Messi was third with 26.
Barcelona finished with 91 points, while Real Madrid, who won 2-0 over Deportivo La Caruna were one point behind in second place.
“Without people saying it, I’ve realised that recently my team mates have been looking to pass to me more and more”, Suarez said last week. “But we did what we had to do”.
‘We will put in a very tactical and physical game, and I think it will be decided by very little details. If Barca can lift the trophy it will mark a consecutive domestic double, highlighting a successful season in Catalonia.
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Barcelona’s Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez celebrates their 24th La Liga title at the end of their match against Granada CF at the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on May 14, 2016.
