An incredible 14 of those have come in his last five games, helping drag his team out of their rut and keep one point clear of Madrid as the Spanish title race ended in a sprint finish.
Barcelona earned 91 points to Real Madrid’s 90, with Suarez winning the Pichichi award, given to the division’s top goalscorer—he is the first player to win it since 2009 not called Lionel or Cristiano.
Barcelona head back to Catalonia having been advised not to hold a parade on Saturday night for security reasons, with an event now arranged for Sunday instead. In a way it feels fitting, given this league should have been won weeks ago but was dragged out until the final week.
Losing three league matches in a row for the first time since 2003 meant in April their season seemed to be crumbling away, especially added to their painful elimination from the Champions League by Atletico Madrid blocking the chance of a double-treble.
There were ugly scenes at the end, as thousands of fans invaded the pitch and the players had to fight their way off. It was something of a metaphor for the title race—it should have been Barcelona’s party but were forced to share the stage.
Twenty-one tense minutes ticked by at the Estadio Nuevo los Carmenes before Suarez burst Granada's bubble.
Pique had a header clawed out, Messi had a drive from the edge of the box tipped over, and Neymar skewed a lob over the crossbar.
The Brazilian was in the wars, with Ruben Perez stamping on his ankle in the first minute and Miguel Lopes following suit when Neymar dared try his luck on the other side of the pitch.
This was Suarez’s 38th goal of the league season and the 39th didn’t take too long to follow. It was a very similar goal, but this time down the right flank.
Javier Mascherano’s superb pass set in Dani Alves, and the full-back made a lung-bursting run to get to the ball before it went out, producing a superb cross which Suarez nodded home at the near post.
Suarez completed his hat-trick after Neymar unselfishly squared to him when through on goal, after Messi's through-ball, taking him to 59 for the season in total.
The strike meant he had now scored more goals in a season than anyone else in La Liga history not named Lionel or Cristiano. Telmo Zarra and Hugo Sanchez had hit 38, in their best seasons.
The MSN trio now have 130, up from 122 in total last year, and they still have the Copa del Rey final to go. If Barcelona complete their double, seeing the two Madrid teams fight it out in Milan for the Champions League will hurt a little less.
-DailyMail