Thursday, May 12, 2016

Barcelona's pedigree at stake as league title goes to wire (The Associated Press)

FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Espanyol during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barcelona and Real Madrid are gearing up for the decisive final round of the Spanish league, when both face critical away matches that will decide the title. Barcelona leads Madrid by one point and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, but the team led by Lionel Messi is also under more pressure to come through. A win at Granada would give Barcelona back-to-back titles and an eighth league title in 12 years.


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