Barcelona is leading the La Liga leaderboard with a good eleven points’ margin from its closest rival Real Madrid, but their wait for the crown is yet extended by their arch rival Real when they defeated their city-mate Atletico Madrid by 2-1. The pushed delay is further extended by Barcelona himself when they drew with Athletic Bilbao by 2-2. Last few matches of the league were not so much significant as far series title winner is concerned, coz Barca is probably the winner this season; it is all about when they will be crowned their triumph coz they still have to play five games in the series. Real Madrid last clash with Atletico was perhaps their great contribution to delay Barca title race coz it was their win which made them gain full points and Barca draw which restricts them with half points and both these results significantly delayed the title ceremony for the Camp Nou club.
Madrid win was actually their best attempt to prove why they are considered as the arch rival of Barcelona, coz they came from the back and won the match wherein Atletico had gained the initial lead. Colombian striker Radamel Falcao scored a goal for his team. Juan Francisco of Atletico also put a helping hand for Real when he pushed the Angel di Maria’s free-kick into his own goal post. It was then Di Maria’s turn to hit the winning goal for his club. The whole scenario would have changed had Atletico Madrid defeated Real for the first time in last fourteen years and Barca won the last match against Athletic, coz then, Barca would have been the confirmed title winner. Anyways, a title is as appealing as it is harder to come by.
Real star Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in the last match coz of his thigh injury, and more importantly, coach had made as many as eight changes to the side that played on Wednesday. Despite, Real could prove its edge over Atletico. However, the good news for Barca is Messi’s fast coming recovery from injury. In this match too, he played as substitute in the second half and evaded as many as four defenders to score a solo goal for his team. His goal becomes more significant if we consider his injury. So, at last, Barcelona will have to wait for another week to see La Liga cup into their hall of fame.