Suarez-led Barcelona fends off Real Madrid for La Liga title

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to lead Real Madrid, but Luis Suarez netted a hat trick for Barcelona, and the Catalan side lifts the trophy again.

Barcelona is the champion of La Liga again after a 3-0 win over Granada clinched the title on the league's final day. 

Despite Real Madrid beating Deportivo de La Coruña 2-0, Barcelona prevailed by a point. Luis Suarez's hat trick secured the title for Barcelona, which knew it just needed a win on the final day of the season to wrap up its second straight title, its third in the last four season, six in the last eight and 24th all time. 

Real Madrid was hoping for help from Granada while taking care of its own business, and Cristiano Ronaldo got Real Madrid's quest started early, tallying in the seventh minute to open the scoring at Estadio Riazor. He finished off an unselfish sequence involving Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema to score his 50th in all competitions this season–a sixth straight season hitting that milestone.

GOAAAAAAL! The BBC in full effect with @Cristiano grabbing the first goal. #LaLiga #DEPvRMA https://t.co/DVr1M0NX8D

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

At Granada, Gerard Pique had a header cleared off the line, keeping Barcelona at bay in the opening minutes.

Did this @3gerardpique header go over the line? This could be a critical call in @LaLiga title! #LaLiga https://t.co/S1eRA4Um9U

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

Luis Suarez tilted the balance back to Barcelona, though, finishing off a cross from Jordi Alba inside the six-yard box in the 21st minute.

GOOOOOOAAAL!!!@FCBarcelona back on TOP OF @LaLiga! It's @LuisSuarez9 with goal that is worth a title. #LaLiga https://t.co/HsKm7A4eL1

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

Ronaldo netted his second moments later, somewhat controversially, putting Real up 2-0.

GOAAAAL! @Cristiano does it again.... or did he? @RealMadrid 2 @RcDeportivo 0 #DEPvRMA #LaLiga https://t.co/mIy7xa3p6I

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

Suarez was not about to be outdone, scoring his second of the game with a header off a phenomenal cross from Dani Alves, who managed to put it on a platter after catching up to the ball before it crossed the end line.

GOOOOOAAAAL!!!@LuisSuarez9 may very well have secured title with this header. 0-2 @FCBarcelona. #LaLiga https://t.co/GB3zHrQ6dR

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

Suarez capped his hat trick–and the title–in the 85th minute, netting his 40th goal of the season off an unselfish pass from Neymar. It was Suarez's 14th goal in his last five games, form that Uruguay will surely hope he carries to Copa America Centenario. He wins the Pichichi–La Liga's golden boot–marking the first time since 2009 that neither Lionel Messi nor Ronaldo leads the league in scoring.

GOOOOAAAALL!
And there it is!!! @LuisSuarez9 with a hat-trick and @FCBarcelona with its 24th @LaLiga title. #LaLiga https://t.co/XMWiwr9qys

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

And there it is. @FcBarcelona your new @LaLiga Champions of 2015/2016 season. #LaLiga https://t.co/5xYSKMS0ZD

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) May 14, 2016

CHAMPIONS!!! #CampionsFCB #fcblive pic.twitter.com/ontggmXuy7

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 14, 2016

Barcelona can win one more trophy this season, as it plays Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final next Sunday.