Three-way Spanish title scrap opens door for Euro rivals

Barcelona’s dramatic 4-3 victory on Sunday night in Madrid has set up the three-way fight for the Spanish title that has been on the cards since December, and it could well go right to the wire.

Atletico Madrid, a point clear of Barca and locked on 70 points with Real but ahead on the head-to-head rule that trumps goal difference in Spain, travel to Camp Nou on the final day. Real, meanwhile, play Espanyol in the Bernabeu.

For years Real Madrid and Barcelona have only had to worry about each other in La Liga, and it is three decades since the title race has been so finely balanced. A thrilling climax to the season is in prospect and one which surely has implications for the Champions League as well.