BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday thanks to a sensational distance strike from Philippe Coutinho as the Nou Camp paid an emotional farewell to departing captain Andres Iniesta. The league's top scorer Lionel Messi started the game on the bench but replaced Coutinho in the 67th minute. Iniesta was substituted in the 82nd, hugging most of his team mates as well as some Real Sociedad players and the referee as he left the Nou Camp pitch for the last time as a Barca player. "Thanks to all our fans, for the support you've shown and the respect you have given me. Barca end the season on 93 points, 14 more than second-placed Atletico Madrid and 17 above last year's champions Real Madrid.

Source: The Star May 20, 2018 21:11 UTC