'BARCELONA WERE BETTER THAN REAL MADRID LAST SEASON' - DIGNE Sacha Pisani 07:50MAINSHARE 1 Getty Images The France international insists the Camp Nou outfit were unlucky to miss out on the Liga title to their rivals during the 2016-17 campaign Lucas Digne says Barcelona were better than bitter rivals and La Liga champions Real Madrid last season as the France international paid tribute to the work of former boss Luis Enrique. Perez plays down Ronaldo exit talk Barca were dethroned by Madrid in 2016-17 – their quest for three consecutive Spanish titles ended after finishing three points off the pace in Luis Enrique's final season in charge at Camp Nou. Digne, however, insists the season – which delivered Supercopa de Espana and Copa del Rey trophies – was not that bad, as he pointed to Barca's superior statistics in La Liga while looking ahead to the possibility of more significant silverware under new head coach Ernesto Valverde. Barca scored 116 goals and conceded 37 in 38 league matches, compared to Madrid's 106-41 ratio. Speaking to Omnisport, left-back Digne said: "It felt good to finish the season like we started it – winning a trophy. "I felt as a part of the team from day one as I was playing in both games against Sevilla, securing the Super Copa in our first two games of the season. That was a fantastic start. And then we won the second trophy in the Copa del Rey final in the last game of the season. "Still that is not enough for a club like Barca of course. We need bigger titles. I am looking forward to winning many more trophies and big titles in the future with Barca. "The season was not that bad when you look at the facts. We were the hghest scoring team in Europe's big leagues, and compared directly to our main rival, the stats show that we had both a better attack and a better defence when you look at the whole La Liga season. Very small things make the difference. "For example: If they had not scored their equaliser in the last minute of the Clasico at Camp Nou, we would have won the league - not them. But that's football. It's just to explain how close it was."