Lionel Messi has scored with seven free-kicks this season
Barcelona are one win away from retaining their La Liga title after a 5-0 rout of neighbours Espanyol.
Lionel Messi netted before Luis Suarez (two), Rafinha and Neymar scored.
Barca are one point ahead of Real Madrid, who beat Valencia 3-2, while Atletico Madrid are out of contention after losing 2-1 at relegated Levante.
Barca
play their final game at Granada next Saturday and will win the league
if the teams finish level on points due to their superior head-to-head
record.
Relive how the title race developed
Romping towards the title
Luis Suarez has scored 53 goals in 61 league appearances for Barcelona
Luis
Enrique's side looked vulnerable after seeing their lead at the top of
the table ebb away during a four-match winless league run wrapped around
their Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.
But
they have bounced back to form in impressive style - scoring 21 goals
in winning their past four league games - to put themselves within
touching distance of a sixth title in eight seasons.
Suarez, 29,
has led the charge with 11 goals in his past four appearances to give
the former Liverpool striker 56 in all competitions and 37 in La Liga -
four more than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi has 26 league goals, including four in his past five games.
The
Argentine set Barca on their way to victory with a superb free-kick
before teeing up Suarez to make it 2-0 with a calm finish early in the
second half.
Suarez then headed home from a corner, before tap-ins
from Rafinha and Neymar saw Barca end their home programme with a
flourish.
Who stands in Barca's way?
Granada have nothing to play for after securing their safety with a 4-1 win at Europa League finalists Sevilla.
They can be caught on points by Getafe and Sporting de Gijon but have a superior head-to-head record.
Granada lost 4-0 at the Nou Camp in January but did beat Barca at home in 2014.
Barcelona also have a Copa del Rey final to look forward to against Sevilla on 22 May.
0 التعليقات:
إرسال تعليق