Barcelona have emerged as champions of the Spanish La liga for 2016, after thrashing Granada by 3 goals to nothing with Suarez scoring a hat-trick to give the Catalans their 24th La liga title.
Luis Enrique men won the title with one point difference ahead of their arch-rivals, Real Madrid, who also defeated Deportivo La Coruna by 2-0. The away win for Madrid at Deportivo was insignificant as, the Catalans eventually emerged as champions.
The win was necessary for them to be crowned champions of Spain, as a draw or loss would have handed over the title to their arch-rivals Real Madrid.
Barcelona have won six of the last ten La Liga titles, with Real Madrid winning three while Atletico Madrid one.
Barcelona won 29 games, drew 4 and lost 5 games to finish on top of the table with 91 points
Suarez who scored the hat-trick eventually emerged as the highest goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga for 2016 with 40 goals, and also overall highest goal scorer in domestic league in Europe.
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