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Barcelona Edge Towards La Liga Title, Atletico Madrid Out of Race
Barcelona are only one win away from the La Liga title as Atletico Madrid went out of the race after losing to Levante. Real Madrid still have a chance if they win their final league game and Barcelona lose.
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez all scored for Barcelona against Espanyol at Camp Nou on Sunday.© AFP
Highlights
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Barcelona continue to lead La Liga table with 88 points
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Real Madrid rose a place to second
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Atletico are now out of the title race
Madrid:
Barcelona are one win away from retaining their La Liga title after Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored as they thrashed Espanyol 5-0 in the Catalan derby on Sunday.
Real Madrid moved into second place a point behind Barca with one game remaining as they racked up an 11th straight La Liga win, 3-2 over Valencia.
However, Atletico Madrid's title hopes are over as they lost 2-1 at already relegated Levante.
Barca will be champions with victory at Granada next weekend, who crucially are now mathematically safe from relegation after a 4-1 win at Sevilla.
Real Madrid travel to Deportivo la Coruna on the final day of the season.
Topics mentioned in this article
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Atletico Madrid
Espanyol
Levante
Neymar
Luis Suarez
Lionel Messi
Football
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