THE league season in Spain ended Sunday with two Spanish soccer idols bidding farewell to their clubs.

Andres Iniesta capped 16 successful seasons with Barcelona in the team’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.

Andres Torres ended his storied career with boyhood club Atletico Madrid by scoring twice in the team’s 2-2 draw against Eibar.

Barcelona finished with 93 points, 14 more than Atletico Madrid and 17 more than Real Madrid in third.

It was an intensely emotional ending for the players who were key members of Spain’s golden generation that won two European Championships and a World Cup. Iniesta received a standing ovation from the Camp Nou crowd after being substituted in the 82nd minute of his 675th match with the Catalan club, in a career that saw him win 32 titles.

Iniesta embraced Lionel Messi and other teammates before saluting the fans and leaving the pitch one last time. The crowd chanted his name through the final minutes as Iniesta watched from the bench, unable to hold back tears. He cried profusely in the post-match ceremony to celebrate his career and the team’s double of La Liga and Copa del Rey titles. Many of Iniesta’s teammates — all wearing the No. 8 jersey with Iniesta’s name — also cried as the playmaker spoke to the crowd.

“It’s a difficult day,” the 34-year-old Iniesta said. “It’s been a pleasure to defend and represent the badge of this club, which to me is the best in the world.”

Before the match, fans held up cards to form the words “Infinit Iniesta.” Iniesta, who scored Spain’s winner in the 2010 World Cup final, is reportedly set to play in Japan.

Earlier in Madrid, Torres — who netted Spain’s winner in the Euro 2008 final — also cried profusely in a ceremony to honor him at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Torres hasn’t said where he will play next season, although local media said it could be in Chinese soccer. (SD-Agencies)