First Division - Day 38

Granada 0 - Barcelona 3

Granada: Andrés; Lombán, Babín, Ricardo Costa (Dória 81’), Miguel Lopes; Rubén Pérez, Doucouré; Rochina (Isaac Cuenca 46‘), Fran Rico, Peñaranda; El-Arabi (Barral 77’). 4-2-3-1.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Piqué, Mascherano (Mathieu 75’), Jordi Alba; Rakitic (Arda Turan 79’), Busquets (Sergi Roberto 88’), Iniesta; Messi, Luis Suárez, Neymar. 4-3-3.

Goals:
0-1. 22. Luis Suárez. Tap-in on far post after Jordi Alba crossed from left of area.
0-2. 38. Luis Suárez. Steered near post header past Andrés from Dani Alvés cross.
0-3. 86. Luis Suárez. Fired shot past keeper after Neymar laid ball across to him.

Yellow cards: Busquets 19’, Doucouré 54’, Rubén Pérez 62’, Fran Rico 65’, Andrés 72’, Piqué 72’, Ricardo Costa 77’.

Barcelona retain the league title after they beat Granada 0-3 on Saturday, the result keeping them a point ahead of Real Madrid in the table. Helped by the fact that their opponents had secured their place in the top flight last week, Luis Enrique’s side attacked right from the start, Andrés having to save from Piqué and Messi, and Neymar having an effort deflected for a corner. Midway through the first half though Jordi alba crossed in for Luis Suárez to open the scoring, and a few minutes later Suárez got in front of his marker to head in a second after Alves hooked Mascherano’s long pass back in to the box. Ter Stegen did have to keep out Fran Rico when he got free in front of goal after the restart, and Barral hit the post near the end, but Messi and Neymar tested Andrés again before Neymar set up Suárez for his hat-trick, the striker’s fortieth of the season in the league ensuring him the European Golden Boot for the second time. It was Barça’s sixth title in eight years, and their 24th overall, and they still have a chance to tie up a domestic double when they meet Sevilla in the cup final next weekend.