Barcelona's domestic dominance shows they are by far the best team in Spain, according to centre-back Gerard Pique.

The Catalans claimed a treble of LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in Luis Enrique's first season in charge, and followed up that success with another domestic double last term.

With Barca having lifted the Supercopa de Espana this month and started their league title defence with a 6-2 thrashing of Real Betis at Camp Nou, Pique is in no doubt over who is the team to beat in Spain's top flight.

Looking ahead to Barca's aims for this season, he told Marca: "Of course the Champions League is very important because it's the most prestigious, but we've spent two years winning LaLiga and the Copa.

"It's something very important because we've shown we are the best team in this country by far. Two consecutive doubles haven't come about for a number of years. That means that we're by far the team to beat."