Barcelona held on to make it five wins in the last five games to clinch the La Liga title on the final day of the season. With Real Madrid breathing down their neck following a collapse that saw the Catalan club win just a point from an available 12 points between March and April, Luis Enrique’s men defended their title with a one-point lead in the final standings.
Along the way, the trio of MSN set various records with Luis Suarez leading the way. The Uruguayan striker has made the Camp Nou his home and has won two league titles in the two seasons he has spent in Spain.
Barcelona also set a few records and milestones themselves. Here’s a look at some of the most notable achievements at the end of the season.
Luis Suarez wins the Pichichi
40 – The 29-year-old striker became only the third player to score 40 goals in a single season in La Liga and took home the Pichichi in the process. The other two? Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, of course.
Both the ballon d’Or winners have achieved that feat three times in their career (Messi – 2011/12, 2012/13 & 2014/15; Ronaldo – 2010/11, 2011/12, 2014/15).
6 – The former Liverpool man grabbed six hat-tricks this season. Nobody else in Europe has more than 3. They came against Eibar, Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Deportivo, Sporting Gijon and Granada.
14 – With the league entering the crucial home stretch, Suarez scored an incredible 14 goals in the last five matches.
16 – With 16 assists, Suarez also topped the La Liga assists charts alongside his Barca teammate Messi.
Barcelona defend their league title
24 – This was Barcelona’s 24th La Liga title. But it was also their sixth title in their last eight seasons (Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid won the other two).
29 – No other Spanish player has as many trophies as Andres Iniesta’s haul of 29 (includes 8 in La Liga, 4 in Champions League, 2 Euros and 1 FIFA World Cup). He was tied with Xavi.
30 – Dani Alves has now won 30 trophies, moving past Brazil legend Pele.
112 – Barcelona scored 112 goals in La Liga this season. Two more than Real Madrid (110).
8 – No defender has more assists in all competitions this season than Dani Alves. Jordi Alba had six in La Liga alone.
8 – Iniesta and Messi now join Xavi on 8 La Liga titles. Real Madrid legend Gento holds the record with 12.
24 – Barcelona’s goal difference in the last 5 games where they conceded zero goals.
100 – Dani Alves became only the third player in the last two decades to get 100 assists in La Liga. Only Lionel Messi (127) and Luis Figo (105) have more.
Real Madrid come close, but not close enough
53 – No Real Madrid manager has ever won 53 points in his first 20 games in the club’s history.
1 – Real Madrid have won just one league title in the last 8 years. This is their worst barren run in 63 years.
41 – Ronaldo has now scored 41 goals through headers in La Liga.The only active players who have scored more are Aritz Aduriz (44) and Fernando Llorente (42).
6 – Ronaldo has scored 50 or more goals in a season for the sixth consecutive time (53, 60, 55, 51, 61, 50*).
10 – Toni Kroos became only the second German to get 10 assists in La Liga after Mesut Ozil in 2012/13.
Stats collected from WhoScored, OptaJose, MisterChiping and Squawka
