Barcelona sealed back-to-back La Liga titles on Saturday, with a 1-0 win over Levante steering the Catalans on course to retaining their crown with three games to spare.
However, there is also much to suggest that they are still not at their optimum level by the club's own lofty standards.
With a nine-point cushion between Valverde's side and second-placed Atletico Madrid in the La Liga table, and with three games still to play, Barca have retained their title with about as much comfort as could be expected of them.
However, last season the Catalans finished top with 14 points separating them from Diego Simeone's side in second, though with a current tally of 83 points and three games still to play, they can still come close to matching last season's total of 93.