FC’s Gab Marcotti explains why he believes this could be Barcelona’s most impressive La Liga title triumph yet.
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“I’m happy for all the players and what we have done”.
Madrid defeated Deportivo 2-0 on Saturday with two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, but it needed Barcelona to stumble in order to clinch its first title since 2012.
The Catalans, however, rebounded emphatically to finish the Spanish league season with five straight victories in which they outscored their opponents 24-0, good enough to edge the Madrid club 91 points to 90.
Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez won the Spanish golden boot after scoring a whopping 40 league goals.
Ronaldo scored in the seventh and 25th minutes to leave Madrid optimistic in La Coruna, but as Barcelona increased its lead in Granada, it became clear that Zinedine Zidane’s team would fall short of the title. “You can trust in this team because we continue to win titles”. They will play Segunda Division in the season 2016/17.
888sport betting odds also predict the most chance for the win to the Merengue and the eleventh Champions League trophy.
Luis Enrique, who has won the title in both his seasons in charge of Barcelona, agreed with his rival.
6/12 Champions League: Atletico Madrid finished third and won a total of 88 points, the result of 28 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
“We’re all disappointed, but with 38 matchdays played, we can’t change anything now”.
Real’s hopes looked dead and buried after losing to Atletico at the end of February and falling 12 points behind Barcelona.
Suarez’s first-half double put the defending champions in control and the Uruguay worldwide confirmed Barca’s 24th La Liga crown with his third goal four minutes from time.
“We are deserving champions”.
“Six leagues from the last eight speaks of the cycle of success we continue to maintain and have to try to extend as long as possible”, added Barca captain Andres Iniesta.
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However, they bounced back like champions as, inspired by Suarez’s 14 goals, they scored 24 times without reply in the last five games to win the title. Real Madrid is surely going to give their best a fight to win the battle and claim the trophy.
