Mueez Ajao
– Call him a rejected stone that has become the edge of the corner, then you would not be lying against Louis Suarez.
– He was practically disgraced out of Barcelona not long ago, now he has come back to help Atletico defeat not only Real Madrid, but also Barcelona, to win this year’s La Liga title.
– Suarez admitted this week he was not prepared for the amount of suffering Atletico Madrid go through, but he made sure there were celebrations to make it all worthwhile as he sealed the LaLiga title in a win at Real Valladolid.
– Not since 2013-14 have Atletico got their hands on the domestic title when a certain Diego Costa ran the show in attack.
– This time round it was another mercurial striker that handled business and while he has cut an exasperated figure at times this season it was the toothiest of grins that washed over his face when his breakaway goal with 20 minutes to go secured LaLiga honours.
– Diego Simeone’s side travelled to Valladolid with a two-point advantage over bitter rivals Real Madrid and knew a win would make whatever Zinedine Zidane’s side did against Villarreal inconsequential.
In the end Los Blancos left it left to win 2-1 but it was all in vain.
