Andres Iniesta hailed the dominance established by Barcelona in La Liga as they claimed their sixth title in eight seasons on Sunday.
The reigning champions sealed a 3-0 win over Granada courtesy of a Luis Suarez hat-trick to ensure they finish a point ahead of rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Barca surrendered a nine-point lead in April to allow Real and Atletico Madrid back into the title race, but a run of five consecutive wins without conceding ensured they ended the campaign with their 24th top-flight title.
And Iniesta, made club captain after Xavi s departure at the end of last season, highlighted the intense work rate of the team in maintaining a near-unbroken domestic dominance since 2009.
Campeones, campeones, campeones
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Six league titles in eight says a lot about this cycle, an emotional Iniesta told Canal Plus.
It s a title that means a lot. It s been a lot of hard work throughout the season, it s a competition of consistency, the title that we want to win every year. It feels wonderful.
We had a very big advantage but we didn t do things that well. In the end we recovered the points. La Liga is won by the most consistent and that s been us.
Barca were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals but Iniesta insists that a failure to defend last season s treble should not be considered a disappointment, especially with his side facing a Copa del Rey final with Sevilla next week.
It can t be a bad season, he said. When you win La Liga, the season is always good. The Copa and the Champions League are bonuses.
