And then there were two.
Only Barcelona and Real Madrid can win La Liga now after Atletico Madrid went down to Levante and now it all rests on Sunday evening’s final round of games.
It was a busy penultimate set of fixtures though that changed the state of play yet again.
Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia
Real Madrid hung on to stave off the threat of Gary Neville’s old boys.
Two Cristiano Ronaldo goals and a Karim Benzema strike told the tale that Zidane has his best side back.
And Ronaldo was in flying form.
[Video] Goal by Cristiano Ronaldo against Valencia. https://t.co/rYiOgLVxMa #RealMadrid #LaLiga
— Real Madrid Report (@RealMadridRep) May 8, 2016
His second wasn’t half bad either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XDoogZrLU
Levante 2-1 Atletico Madrid
Giuseppe Rossi’s injury time strike for Levante ended Atletico’s title challenge as Diego Simeone’s men slipped three points behind leaders Barcelona who have a better head-to-head record than them.
Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
And it was business as usual for the Catalan outfit.
Two from Suarez, a gorgeous free kick by Lionel Messi and two extra from Rafinha and Neymar set Barca on their way to Granada for the final game of the season with their fate in their own hands.
Messi’s set piece really was something special though.
https://twitter.com/revistadelaliga/status/729327906028036097
But the league’s top scorer was running riot again.
https://twitter.com/revistadelaliga/status/729342457163350017
He’s turned out to be a decent signing.
Suarez has now scored 30 goals in all comps in 2016, more than any other player in Europe's big 5 leagues #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/avnPx39Osm
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 8, 2016
Pichichi standings
It means Ronaldo has a job on his hands to catch the Uruguayan.
Ο Λούις Σουάρες πρωτοπόρος για το "Pichichi".
Luis Suarez heading for the "Pichichi." pic.twitter.com/ZuNhLZPGwJ
— Blaugrana.gr (@BlaugranaGR1) May 8, 2016
League table
But it’s not beyond the realms of possibility for Madrid to catch Barca.
Fixtures
One more game left.
Granada v Barcelona
Deportivo v Real Madrid
