To be absolutely clear, their opponents might have been in the hunt but it never looked like Barcelona would slip further and hand Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid the advantage that they needed.
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Nonetheless, the Catalan club controlled their destiny as a victory at lowly Granada would see them defend their title, while anything else would open the way to Real Madrid who were but one win away from pipping the trophy. “You can trust in this team because we continue to win titles”.
Barcelona’s players celebrate their 24th La Liga title at the end of the Spanish league football match Granada CF vs FC Barcelona at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on May 14, 2016. However, Enrique’s men turned their form around and Luis Suarez scored 40 goals to win the Pichichi top scorer award.
Atleti finished three points behind the eventual champions but saw their title race come to an end after a 2-1 loss to Levante in the penultimate round.
The Argentine was third in the league-scoring table with 26 goals, even with his two months out, yet it was his worst tally since 2009 and contrasted with his 43 goals last season.
Barca, though, were not made to pay for their mini-slump in April – which brought three Primera Division defeats in four games – as they secured a fifth successive victory and a sixth title in eight years.
Barca’s fifth triumph in movement guaranteed they won the get-together by one point from Veritable, who beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0.
Last season the success of “MSN” was put down to Neymar’s and Suarez’s ability to bow down to Messi, but now the Uruguayan is the main man. We’ve performed more consistently in the Champions League and that’s why we’re in the final. The defender’s header was tipped away by Andres Fernandez, with Barca players wrongly claiming the ball had crossed the line.
Barca will be hoping to complete a league and Cup double when they take on Sevilla in Sunday night’s Copa del Rey final.
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“But these things happen and we have to accept it. We have to congratulate the teams that did make it. This proves the quality of La Liga”.
