Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, however, was following the developments at Nuevo Los Carmenes Stadium, where first-place Barcelona had grabbed a 2-0 lead at halftime on Saturday over Granada.
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The reigning champions sealed a 3-0 win over Granada – courtesy of a Luis Suarez hat-trick – to ensure they finish a point ahead of rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Luis Enrique’s men could now double their haul of trophies next week when they face Sevilla in the Copa Del Rey final on Sunday, May 22.
FC Barcelona supporters celebrate their team’s victory in the Spanish league title at Canaletas source at Las Ramblas, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 14, 2016.
It was a bittersweet day for Ronaldo, who has now scored 50 goals in each of the last six seasons, but, astonishingly, finishes well behind Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, who has found the net 59 times this season.
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.
Barca’s rivals Real Madrid have now won just three La Liga titles in 13 years, while Barcelona have claimed eight in that time and 24 overall.
Earlier in the season, Neymar was the team’s figurehead, stepping up a level while Messi was out for eight weeks with a knee injury.
“We set out at the start of the season to win all trophies, as nobody had ever done”.
“I’m very proud of all my players and the people involved with the team”.
They were unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League by a resilient Atletico Madrid and results were not going their way domestically.
“Besides being a good teammate, he’s a great friend and I’m so happy for him”.
It took a while for the second half action to heat up, and when a chance did finally arrive, it fell the way of Granada.
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“It hurts not to be in the Champions League final, especially because we know we could have made it”, he added. “When we were nine or 10 points ahead we had it won and then with the dip there was a moment when it seemed like we had lost it, despite the fact it was still in our own hands”, Pique told Movistar+.
