MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona must wait at least another week to wrap up the title after conceding a late goal to draw 2-2 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday while second-placed Real Madrid won 2-1 at city rivals Atletico.

Victory for Barca at the San Mames and defeat for Real in the Madrid derby at the Calderon would have given the leaders an unassailable 16-point advantage with five La Liga matches left.

MADRID, April 27 (Reuters) – Barcelona must wait at least another week to wrap up the title after conceding a late goal to draw 2-2 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday while second-placed Real Madrid won 2-1 at city rivals Atletico.

Victory for Barca at the San Mames and defeat for Real in the Madrid derby at the Calderon would have given the leaders an unassailable 16-point advantage with five La Liga matches left.

MADRID (Reuters) – Radamel Falcao’s strike in Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 La Liga victory at Sevilla on Sunday not only took his tally for the season to a personal record of 25 goals, it also put the club within touching distance of a Champions League berth for next term.

The coveted Colombia striker known as “The Tiger” matched his previous best haul for league goals set playing for Porto in the 2009-10 campaign and Atletico stretched their lead over fourth-placed Real Sociedad to 13 points with six games left.

MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) – Radamel Falcao’s strike in Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 La Liga victory at Sevilla on Sunday not only took his tally for the season to a personal record of 25 goals, it also put the club within touching distance of a Champions League berth for next term.

The coveted Colombia striker known as “The Tiger” matched his previous best haul for league goals set playing for Porto in the 2009-10 campaign and Atletico stretched their lead over fourth-placed Real Sociedad to 13 points with six games left.

MADRID (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid stayed hot on the heels of second-placed city neighbours Real Madrid when Radamel Falcao netted his 25th goal of the La Liga campaign in a scrappy 1-0 win at mid-table Sevilla on Sunday.

Diego Simeone’s Atletico can overhaul Real, whom they play in next month’s King’s Cup final, if they beat them by more than two goals at the Calderon next weekend.

MADRID, April 21 (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid stayed hot on the heels of second-placed city neighbours Real Madrid when Radamel Falcao netted his 25th goal of the La Liga campaign in a scrappy 1-0 win at mid-table Sevilla on Sunday.

Diego Simeone’s Atletico can overhaul Real, whom they play in next month’s King’s Cup final, if they beat them by more than two goals at the Calderon next weekend.

MADRID (Reuters) – With seven games left in the season, Malaga’s players have put the Qatar-owned La Liga club in a strong position to secure a lucrative place in Europe for next term even though they know their efforts could all be in vain.

Fifth-placed Malaga, who play at fellow European hopefuls Valencia, one place below them in sixth, on Saturday (9 p.m. BT), have earned a UEFA ban from continental competition from next season due to delays in payments to creditors.

MADRID, April 17 (Reuters) – With seven games left in the season, Malaga’s players have put the Qatar-owned La Liga club in a strong position to secure a lucrative place in Europe for next term even though they know their efforts could all be in vain.

Fifth-placed Malaga, who play at fellow European hopefuls Valencia, one place below them in sixth, on Saturday (2000 GMT), have earned a UEFA ban from continental competition from next season due to delays in payments to creditors.

MADRID (Reuters) – After the shock of Tuesday’s cruel Champions League exit, Malaga face a La Liga clash at home to relegation-battling Osasuna on Saturday that could be crucial to their chances of qualifying for next season’s edition of Europe’s elite club competition.

The Qatar-owned club, making their Champions League debut, are still fuming after Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund struck twice in added time to seal a 3-2 victory and their passage to the last four.

MADRID, April 11 (Reuters) – After the shock of Tuesday’s cruel Champions League exit, Malaga face a La Liga clash at home to relegation-battling Osasuna on Saturday that could be crucial to their chances of qualifying for next season’s edition of Europe’s elite club competition.

The Qatar-owned club, making their Champions League debut, are still fuming after Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund struck twice in added time to seal a 3-2 victory and their passage to the last four.