Eibar 0-1 Barcelona: 5 talking points as Griezmann fires Blaugrana to victory | La Liga 2020-21 

#3 Antoine Griezmann finishes his second season at Barcelona on a bright note

Griezmann scored the match-winner for Barcelona

Antoine Griezmann joined Barcelona in the summer of 2019 after almost two years of protracted negotiations. However, he largely had a debut season to forget as he struggled to impact matches the way he did at Atletico Madrid.

The Frenchman's second season has been much better and he has arguably been Barcelona's second best player of the campaign after Messi.

The 30-year-old came into this game on a three-game drought but Messi's absence installed him as the focal point in attack.

Griezmann shouldered the responsibility well and despite failing to get in the thick of things for most of the game, he showed his quality late on with a spectacular goal to give Barcelona the victory.

Congratulations, @atletienglish, for the 2020/21 @LaLigaEN title achieved today.

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 22, 2021

The goal means the France international has ended the campaign with 20 goals and 12 assists from 5 games in all competitions, a vast improvement from his attacking output last term.

#2 Big summer ahead for Barcelona

Barcelona are in need of a major overhaul

Barcelona's squad is in need of an overhaul and the tame way they finished this campaign has proven this point.

The first change might come in the manager's dugout and Koeman's comments to the media about a lack of support from the board might be very telling.

Beyond who will be the manager next season, there is also the hugely important matter of deciding Messi's future. Upgrades have to also be made in the playing department, particularly in defense.

#1 Ronald Koeman's first season ends in a whimper

Barcelona ended the season poorly

Ronald Koeman's tenure as Barcelona manager began disastrously, leading to calls for his dismissal.

Results picked up at the turn of the year and a 19-game unbeaten run thrust them back right into the title race, while an emphatic display in the Copa del Rey fired them to glory.

🎙 @RonaldKoeman talks about the win at Eibar pic.twitter.com/MboQOxBCr3

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 22, 2021

However, just when things started to look bright for Barcelona, they conspired to hit the self-destruct button and a run of just two wins from their last six league games saw them finish in third place when there was an opportunity for much more.

In many ways, their lethargic display against Eibar mirrored how dire they have been in the last few weeks, with a lack of imagination and penetration in the final third hampering their attack.

It is unknown if Ronald Koeman will stay on as Barcelona manager but his team's style of play in the final few weeks of the season did not do his standing any good.