A very special guest graced Barcelona with a visit as the first team trained at the Joan Gamper training facility on Wednesday. Ronaldinho dropped in on his former club to wish them well ahead of their Copa del Rey final against Alaves this coming weekend.

The Brazilian legend even found time to pose for a photo with a couple of young admirers.

👋👋👋👋👋 @10Ronaldinho makes surprise visit, wishes #Messi, @neymarjr and rest of team luck in #CopaFCB final! VIDEO: https://t.co/PiKnCbUHF5 pic.twitter.com/pyMx5wFoPz

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Graham Hunter looks back on the best of the 2016-17 La Liga campaign in Spain and offers up a glimpse of what could happen in 2017-18.

That the Spanish title was won by a buccaneering, attacking and thrilling team is a beautiful thing to announce. Real Madrid aren't simply La Liga champions, they are identifiable proof that if there is any response to the possession-based football which, via Barcelona, has dominated Spain's top flight for almost a decade, then it's this.

Not to park the bus, stifle...

Not that it was enough to prevent Real Madrid from winning their first La Liga title since 2012, but Barcelona came from two goals down to beat Eibar 4-2 in their final match of the campaign.

While undeniably dramatic, the game didn't pass without controversy as Barca, still trailing at the time, were awarded one of the most farcical penalties of this or any other season in the 70th minute.

Indeed, referee Alejandro Jose Hernandez deemed there to be sufficient contact on Jordi Alba to warrant a...

Five thoughts from the final weekend of the La Liga season as Real Madrid were confirmed as champions, Atletico Madrid said goodbye to the Calderon, and odds and ends were tied up elsewhere.

1. Madrid suffering makes the title joy even sweeter

So often during the 2016-17 season Real Madrid have left it late in games to win points, but on Sunday at Malaga Zinedine Zidane's side got things under control early to clinch a deserved title win.

Needing a draw, even if Barcelona won their game, Cristiano...

Barcelona came from behind to beat Eibar 4-2 on Sunday, but it was only enough to finish second in La Liga, as Real Madrid beat Malaga 2-0. 

Takashi Inui scored a goal in each half to manoeuvre the Basque side into a surprise two-goal lead, but Barca scored four goals in the final 27 minutes to end the campaign with a win in Luis Enrique's final game in charge at Camp Nou. 

Lionel Messi scored twice -- once from the penalty spot, having already missed from 12 yards -- with the other...

Points are dropped every season, but it's the nature of those that Barcelona have dropped this year that will haunt them throughout the summer. After losing the league to Real Madrid on the final day of the campaign, Barca will cringe at some of the moments that ultimately cost them a third consecutive title.

The problem has been the unexpected nature of their dropped points. Madrid's three defeats have come away at Sevilla and Valencia and at home to Barcelona. All three of those fixtures would...