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Claudio Bravo is keeping Barca in this at the moment! The Chilean keeper reacts instinctively again to beat away Antoine Griezmann's fierce half-volley from an acute angle - following another dangerous home corner. Atletico are going for Barca's jugular now.

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Atletico are extremely strong from set pieces - and that is where they could hurt Barca. Following that free-kick for the foul on Torres, the home side win a couple of consecutive corners. The second is flicked goalwards by Jose Maria Gimenez, forcing Barca keeper Claudio Bravo into an acrobatic claw away from his net.

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Fernando Torres (remember him?) starts up front for Atletico today in place of Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic. And the ex-Chelsea and Liverpool man drops deep to collect the ball on the halfway line as Atletico look to mount their first attack. Torres is dumped to the turf, in the shade of the Calderon main stand, to win a free-kick.

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Whistles rain down from the Atletico stands as Barca go backwards in their bid to maintain possession. Not that the Blaugrana will be fussed. Atletico barely had a kick yet.

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In the bright sunshine which covers half of the Vicente Calderon pitch, it is Barcelona who are enjoying plenty of possession in the early stages. The Catalans are hogging the ball, but yet to pick a hole in the Atletico backline.

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The referees at Atletico and Espanyol, plus the rest of the Spanish top-flight, synchronise their watches and blow their whistles for the first time. Barca are 90 minutes away from winning the Spanish title.

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Atletico: Oblak, Juanfran, Gimenez, Godín, Siqueira, Gabi, Mario Suarez, Arda, Koke, Griezmann, Torres

Barcelona: Bravo, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitic, Pedro, Messi, Neymar.

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Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Kroos, Isco, Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Substitutes: Casillas, Coentrao, Hernandez, Illarra, Jese, Nacho, Lucas Silva

Espanyol: Casilla, Arbilla, Gonzalez, Colotto, Moreno, Alvarez, J Lopez, Abraham, Sanchez, S Garcia, Caicedo. Substitutes: Pau Lopez, Felipe, Salva Sevilla, Stuani, Canas, Fuentes and Montanes.

Referee: Juan Martinez

A warm embrace between the two respective coaches - Diego Simeone and Luis Enrique - as their captains contest the toss. Almost ready in Barcelona too - where the 'other' team Espanyol host Real Madrid.

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Sunglasses are needed in Madrid today. Not only because of the blazing sunshine, but also because Barca are wearing that eye-squinting luminous yellow away kit. Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and company stroll out from the Vicente Calderon tunnel alongside the current champions. Almost show time....

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Atletico won the Primera Division title in the Nou Camp last season - but Barca have no feelings of revenge.

"Atletico were just champions and had a great season. It was unique and now this season is totally different," said Luis Enrique.

"We are not looking for revenge and for us the opportunity to win the title is enough of an incentive."

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Little under 10 minutes to go until the penultimate round of La Liga matches kick off. Time for you to grab a quick cuppa before settling down to focus on our coverage.

Feel free to shout up with any thoughts you have ahead of the game - will Barca win La Liga tonight, do they deserve to, has Luis Enrique got the credit he deserves, etc. The floor is yours. Use #bbceurofooty on Twitter or text 81111.

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But hasn't been smooth sailing all season for the good ship Blaugrana. No, Barca were heavily criticised when they were four points adrift of Real Madrid at the beginning of 2015. And there were suggestions of a row between coach Luis Enrique and talisman Lionel Messi.

The Catalan club has also faced a series of off-field issues, including having an appeal against a transfer ban rejected in December and the sacking of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta in January.

"You have to go through tough times and this team is bombproof," added Spain international Gerard Pique.

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Life is going swimmingly for Barcelona at the moment. The Catalan club will regain the title with a win at Atletico Madrid today, just four days after reaching their first Champions League final since 2011.

Throw a Copa del Rey final - against Athletic Bilbao on 30 May - into the mix and a tasty treble is on the menu.

"To have the chance to win the treble at this point in the season doesn't happen often," said Barca centre-back Gerard Pique.

"There is not much to go, but it is the most difficult part and we have to stay united."

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Of course, we almost had to find something else to do with our Sundays instead of following the climax of the Spanish season. Painting that tired-looking fence in the back yard perhaps, or trudging around a furniture store looking for that new sofa. Thankfully there is no need to put yourself through such pain.

That's because La Liga is finishing as planned. It was feared that the title race would be plunged into chaos after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) moved to suspend the end of the season, with the backing of the players' union - including Barcelona's Xavi, Atletico's Juanfran and Real's Iker Casillas.

But the threat was lifted after Spain's High Court ruled the strike - over a TV rights dispute - was unlawful.

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Real Madrid make two changes from the team that drew 1-1 with Juventus on Wednesday.

Long-serving goalkeeper Iker Casillas and injured defender Sergio Ramos make way, with Keylor Navas and Pepe coming in.

Real Madrid XI: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Kroos, Isco, Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

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Cheer up, Carlo.

To be fair, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti hasn't had a lot to smile about recently. His team's defeat aggregate defeat in the Champions League semi-finals means they are in serious trouble of ending the season without a trophy.

If Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid today - or better Real's result - then that will be that.

Espanyol, on the other hand, need a win to keep alive their hopes of playing Europa League football next season. Sergio Gonzalez's team start the day in nine spot but only a point behind Malaga in seventh. Seventh place could be enough to get into Europe - if Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in the Copa Del Rey.