Advantage Real as Atletico, Barca draw
MADRID: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid knew victory could fire them towards the La Liga title but a 0-0 stalemate at Camp Nou on Saturday handed Real Madrid the chance to move on top of the table.
Four wins from their last four games will be enough for Zinedine Zidane’s men to retain their La Liga crown, with a crunch game at home to fourth-placed Sevilla up on Sunday.
The first part of a blockbuster weekend in the Spanish title race pitched first against third but neither could take a decisive step forward, despite the best attempts of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who faced each other for the first time since Suarez departed last summer.
A point each leaves Atletico three points clear of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and also the superior head-to-head over both Atleti and Barcelona.
Barca remain two points off the top but their chances took the biggest hit, given they now need both Atletico and Real Madrid to slip up in the final stretch. Atletico will be disappointed too, given they spurned a number of chances in during a dominant first half. thanks to Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 win over second-placed RB Leipig.
England winger Jadon Sancho netted twice in Dortmund’s home win which crowned Bayern as champions without kicking a ball before their home game against Borussia Moenchengladbach later on Saturday.
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Bayern had an unassailable 71 points to Leipzig’s 64.
“I don’t think anyone has ever become champions before while in the team bus on the way to the stadium!” Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic said in congratulating Bayern.
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