Barcelona players celebrate after the final whistle as hundreds of fans invaded the pitch following their latest league title win
Luis Enrique's side were crowned champions on Saturday but have been forced to wait before picking up the league trophy
Gerard Pique (right) leads the celebrations as Barcelona ensured their La Liga dominance resulted in another league title on Saturday
Andres Iniesta raises his arms and clenches his fists in celebration after securing the eighth league title of his Barcelona career
Barcelona players celebrate at the final whistle after their 3-0 win over Granada on Saturday secured another La Liga crown
Barcelona head back to Catalonia having been advised not to hold a parade on Saturday night for security reasons, with an event now arranged for Sunday instead. In a way it feels fitting, given this league should have been won weeks ago but was dragged out until the final week.
Losing three league matches in a row for the first time since 2003 meant in April their season seemed to be crumbling away, especially added to their painful elimination from the Champions League by Atletico Madrid blocking the chance of a double-treble.
There were ugly scenes at the end, as thousands of fans invaded the pitch and the players had to fight their way off. It was something of a metaphor for the title race—it should have been Barcelona’s party but were forced to share the stage.
Twenty-one tense minutes ticked by at the Estadio Nuevo los Carmenes before Suarez burst Granada's bubble.
Pique had a header clawed out, Messi had a drive from the edge of the box tipped over, and Neymar skewed a lob over the crossbar.
The Brazilian was in the wars, with Ruben Perez stamping on his ankle in the first minute and Miguel Lopes following suit when Neymar dared try his luck on the other side of the pitch.
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