"This title tastes great after so much hard work throughout the year and suffering right until the end," said Barca captain Andres Iniesta. "The league is the tournament that tests your consistency throughout the year and it's the one we want to win every year."
Luis Suarez finished the season as La Liga's top scorer with 40
goals, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's grip on the honour since
2009.
A ravenous Luis Suarez bagged a third hat-trick in five games as
defending champions Barcelona won 3-0 at Granada to clinch their 24th La Liga
title on Saturday.
The Uruguayan converted Jordi Alba's low pass in the 22nd minute
to give Luis Enrique's side the lead. He then headed in Dani Alves' cross in
the 38th before tapping Neymar's pass into an empty net in the 86th.
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Suarez finished the season as La Liga's top scorer with 40 goals,
breaking Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's grip on the honour since 2009.
Barca ended with 91 points, one ahead of Real Madrid who won 2-0 at Deportivo
La Coruna. Ronaldo scored twice for Real before being substituted at halftime,
finishing the campaign with 35 goals.
Gerard Pique came close to giving Barca an early lead when his
header was tipped away by goalkeeper Andres Fernandez who also saved well from
Messi.
Fernandez was powerless to stop Suarez's opener, however, the
Uruguayan tapping the ball home at the far post. The second goal was
delightful. Javier Mascherano launched a long diagonal pass towards the byline
and Alves raced to meet it before hooking a cross for Suarez to nod in from
close range.
Suarez nearly laid on a third for Neymar but the Brazilian was
denied by Fernandez. Neymar then generously played in Suarez to complete his
hat-trick before the end.
"This title tastes great after so much hard work throughout
the year and suffering right until the end," said Barca captain Andres
Iniesta. "The league is the tournament that tests your consistency
throughout the year and it's the one we want to win every year."
Real got off to an ideal start at Deportivo when Gareth Bale
manoeuvred his way past a defender on the left and cut the ball back to Karim
Benzema who squared it for Ronaldo to score in the seventh minute.
The Portugal striker's second in the 25th minute had an element of
good fortune, his header from a corner bouncing off Deportivo's Pedro Mosquera
on its way into the net.
Ronaldo also hit the post and the crossbar before being replaced
by James Rodriguez although there was no suggestion he had an injury two weeks
before the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.
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