Granada 0-3 Barcelona - Deportivo 0-2 Real Madrid: La Liga BBVA 2015/16 - Barcelona win La Liga as it happened
Deportivo 0-2 Real Madrid
- Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 50 goals in all competitions for sixth season in a row.
Granada 0-2 Barcelona
- Luis Suarez goes to 39 La Liga goals with first half double to put Barcelona on course.
- Barcelona will win sixth La Liga title in eight years if they beat Granada.
- Real Madrid must beat Deportivo and hope Barca drop points.
- Real chasing first domestic title since 2012.
- Catalans will win the league on head-to-head if teams finish level on points.
Florentino Perez has a face of thunder in La Coruna. Meanwhile, in Granada those Barcelona fans in attendance have invaded the pitch meaning their celebrations have been curtailed somewhat. Fantastic achievement from Barcelona, who have overcome late season jitters to claim the title. They can make it a double in the Copa del Rey final next week.
As for Real Madrid they have the Champions League final to look forward to in two weeks time in Milan against Atletico Madrid, but they left themselves too much to do in the title race. Eleven straight wins wasn't enough for Zinedine Zidane's men, but they could yet end the campaign with silverware.
Half time: Granada 0-2 Barcelona
Half time: Deportivo 0-2 Real Madrid
Barcelona are just 45 minutes away from their 24th league title after sweeping aside Granada in the first half. Luis Suarez has got both, to strengthen his grip on the La Liga golden boot.
Cristiano Ronaldo has netted twice himself to briefly give Real Madrid hope of staging a final day shock at Deportivo, but it looks like being a failed effort. Second halfs on the way, but it might be a procession for the Catalans.
Now the crossbar denies Ronaldo his treble. Marcelo feeds him on the right-left position and he smashes the ball against the woodwork for the second time. He could have had four in this half. Remember he began the game four goals behind Suarez in the golden boot standings, with both players having netted once today already.
Goal: Deportivo 0-2 Real Madrid (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Ronaldo continues to hunt down Luis Suarez in the golden boot standings with a second goal, though it is riddled with controversy. Arribas goes down as the corner comes in and as the referee ignores the incident that appears to involve Gareth Bale, Ronaldo steals in and via a huge deflection guides a header into the corner.
Goal: Deportivo 0-1 Real Madrid (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Now then. Real Madrid take an early lead as Bale and Benzema combine and Ronaldo strokes home beyond Pletikosa to net his 50th goal of the season. as it stands, Real Madrid are top and heading for the title. Can Barcelona, who have started well, respond?
One talking point which has dominated the build-up to these title deciders is talk of bonus payments being paid by Barcelona and Real Madrid to their rivals' opponents Granada and Deportivo in order to motivate them to win this afternoon - in matches which are essentially dead rubbers. Such payments are illegal but Spanish's football history with such conduct means it has to be considered a possibility. As many as 22 investigators are employed to keep tabs on such payments, which are also being monitored ahead of the relegation battle which takes place on Sunday.
I am reliably informed that despite this being the final day of the La Liga season and the title destined to be decided, the trophy will not be presented the the victorious side this afternoon. Believe it or not, only one La Liga trophy actually exists meaning a replica is not available. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid will have to wait to be officially crowned champions.
Around five weeks ago, it would have been unfathomable to think that the La Liga title would still be up for grabs on the final day. Barcelona were nine points clear and destined to stroll to the title amid questions over whether they were the best team of all time. How things have changed.
Defeat in El Clasico to Real Madrid sparked a rapid turn in fortunes and sparked a run of three successive league defeats, and an exit from the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone's men went level on points with Barca with four games to go, while Real were a further point back.
Big wins over Deportivo and Gijon have followed for Barca, but Real have kept pace with them. Atletico slipped out of the title picture last weekend when they were beaten by bottom club Levante. And then there were two, but who will come out on top?
We are expecting the team news any minute now, but how are Barcelona and Real Madrid expected to line-up in their respective games?
Despite having the Copa del Rey final on the horizon, Barcelona are not expected to leave anything to chance as they chase down the title. Claudio Bravo is expected to start ahead of Marc Andre Ter Stegen in goal.
Real Madrid have had a number of recent injury troubles, but they are set to be boosted by the return of several key players. Keylor Navas, Dani Carvajal, Pepe, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale are all likely to be available in a full-strength line-up for Zinedine Zidane. No thinking about the Champions League final in a fortnight's time.
Unlike in the Premier League, where tomorrow sees all 20 sides play their last match simultaneously, La Liga split their games up depending on their relevance. Today's sees the title decided, while tomorrow sees matters the bottom settled with four teams battling to avoid joining Levante in dropping into the Spanish Segunda. There are just two games at 4pm today, involving out main two title protagonists.
The Premier League may not have served up any final day drama thanks to Leicester City's heroics, but our Spanish counterparts have a last weekend to savior in La Liga. Barcelona and Real Madrid go head-to-head for the title this afternoon, with both teams needing to win to get their hands on another domestic success. Barca travel to Granada while Deportivo host Real, with just one point separating the pair ahead of kick-off. We'll have team news and all the build-up on the way ahead of the 4pm kick-off.
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