MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona were turning their attentions to strengthening the squad for next season after second-placed Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday, to gift them a fourth La Liga title in five years.

Barca, who play at third-placed Atletico Madrid later on Sunday, have an unassailable lead in the table as Jose Mourinho’s team trail them by seven points with only two games left to play.

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) – Barcelona were turning their attentions to strengthening the squad for next season after second-placed Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday, to gift them a fourth La Liga title in five years.

Barca, who play at third-placed Atletico Madrid later on Sunday, have an unassailable lead in the table as Jose Mourinho’s team trail them by seven points with only two games left to play.

MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona won their 22nd La Liga title when second-placed Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday to leave Tito Vilanova’s side with an unassailable lead at the top.

Vilanova wrestled the title back from their arch-rivals in his first season since replacing Pep Guardiola at the helm, making it four league trophies in the last five years for the Catalans.

MADRID, May 11 (Reuters) – Barcelona won their 22nd La Liga title when second-placed Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday to leave Tito Vilanova’s side with an unassailable lead at the top.

Vilanova wrestled the title back from their arch-rivals in his first season since replacing Pep Guardiola at the helm, making it four league trophies in the last five years for the Catalans.

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid gifted Barcelona the La Liga title when a second-string side could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday to leave Tito Vilanova’s leaders seven points clear with their rivals having only two games left.

Jose Mourinho fielded a weakened team with one eye on next Friday’s King’s Cup final against Atletico Madrid, Real’s last chance for major silverware this season, giving the occasion a sense of anti-climax.

MADRID, May 11 (Reuters) – Real Madrid gifted Barcelona the La Liga title when a second-string side could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol on Saturday to leave Tito Vilanova’s leaders seven points clear with their rivals having only two games left.

Jose Mourinho fielded a weakened team with one eye on next Friday’s King’s Cup final against Atletico Madrid, Real’s last chance for major silverware this season, giving the occasion a sense of anti-climax.

MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams was given her first serious test at this year’s Madrid Open but recovered from a second set mauling to beat Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday.

It was only the seventh time in her career Serena had lost a set to love, the last time being in November 2008 against her sister Venus at the season-ending WTA Championships in Qatar.

MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams was given her first serious test at this year’s Madrid Open as she had to recover from being obliterated in the second set to beat unseeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday.

The defending champion at the clay event fought back from 4-2 down in the third set to see off the local favourite, who was cheered on by a partisan crowd at the Magic Box Arena.

MADRID (Reuters) – Sniping comments between Jose Mourinho and members of the Real Madrid squad have caused president Florentino Perez to make a rare foray into the limelight to call for unity at the club during the season run-in.

The nine-times European champions host Malaga in La Liga on Wednesday (1930 GMT), in a rearranged fixture due to their involvement in the May 17 King’s Cup final against Atletico Madrid.

MADRID, May 6 (Reuters) – Sniping comments between Jose Mourinho and members of the Real Madrid squad have caused president Florentino Perez to make a rare foray into the limelight to call for unity at the club during the season run-in.

The nine-times European champions host Malaga in La Liga on Wednesday (1930 GMT), in a rearranged fixture due to their involvement in the May 17 King’s Cup final against Atletico Madrid.