The reign in Spain may be Real Madrid's, but the statement is all Barcelona. In years from now, or perhaps even next season given football's rapidly fleeting recall, people may struggle to remember that Real Madrid enjoyed one of the easiest title wins in modern football history.
What they won't stop marvelling about is how their arch-rivals revived themselves. They will rave about the 23 magical minutes old dogs Benzema and Modric took to dismantle an over-hyped PSG in the Champions League just a week before. But it could all be reduced to a whisper when reminded of the hammering of Real Madrid by a strangely resurgent, curiously unaffected Barcelona side.
