Athletico Madrid kiss Title Race Good Bye As they lost to Levante and Keeps Barcelona and Real Madrid to the title chase

               FC BARCELONA

Lionel Messi opened the scoring and Luis Suarez, Rafinha and Neymar added to the visitors' woes with goals of their own as Luis Enrique's men look to assure the crown

Barcelona's quest to retain La Liga remains in their own hands going in to the last day of the season, after rivals Espanyol were dispatched 5-0 at Camp Nou.

With fellow title challengers Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid kicking off simultaneously, a win was imperative for Luis Enrique's men to maintain their lead at the summit in this penultimate round.

And after Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a wonderful free-kick, Luis Suarez strengthened his own Pichichi credentials with a double to put the game beyond doubt.

Pau Lopez then gifted Rafinha a goal off the bench with an awful fumble, and Neymar also added his name to the scoresheet as Espanyol suffered a humiliating rout against their neighbours.




REAL MADRID

The star forward bagged a brace and Karim Benzema score the crucial third to ensure La Liga's title race goes to the final day

A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a 3-2 win over Valencia that ensures they go into the final day of the Liga season as Barcelona's only challengers for the title.
Ronaldo's 48th and 49th goals of another prolific season, which sandwiched a Karim Benzema strike, earned Zinedine Zidane's side an 11th-straight league win to keep them within a point of champions Barca, who hammered Espanyol 5-0.
Victory moves Madrid above neighbours and Champions League final opponents Atletico, who lost 2-1 at already-relegated Levante to drop out of the title race, and means they visit Deportivo La Coruna next weekend knowing that a 12th win on the spin could see them overhaul Luis Enrique's team in the most dramatic of circumstances.
Madrid were comfortable for much of Sunday's game at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Valencia indebted to goalkeeper Diego Alves for restricting Ronaldo and co to three goals.



       ATHLETICO MADRID

A goal from Fernando Torres wasn't enough as Victor Casadesus and Giuseppe Rossi struck to Diego Simeone's men can't now finish above Barcelona in the table

Atletico Madrid's La Liga title dream ended with a shock 2-1 loss at relegated Levante on Sunday.

The result left Diego Simeone's men three points behind Barcelona, but Luis Enrique's side have a superior head-to-head record and cannot be caught by Atletico, while Real Madrid are now two points ahead of their cross-city rivals.

Simeone's charges were high on confidence after winning their last six league games and reaching the Champions League final – where they will meet Real – at the expense of Bayern Munich on Tuesday, but were brought down to earth with a bang as Giuseppe Rossi netted a late goal to shunt them down to third in the table.

The Argentine coach opted to rest star attacker Antoine Griezmann, with Angel Correa getting the nod alongside Fernando Torres up front as they took on opponents whose relegation had already been confirmed.

It was Torres who gave Atletico a stunning start with a goal after just two minutes, but the visitors were unable to push on at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

Levante fought hard to give their fans a fine farewell in their last home game of the season and Victor Casadesus levelled the scoring just past the half-hour mark.

Stefan Savic and substitute Griezmann had chances to win it for the away side after the break, but Levante eventually emerged victorious as Rossi scored late on to seal a remarkable win.

Atletico opened the scoring through Torres after just two minutes. Koke split Levante defence with a clever throughball and the experienced striker lifted the ball over goalkeeper Diego Marino with a deft touch to net his 10th La Liga goal of the season.