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Real Madrid 1-1 Villarreal

This is huge.

Or is it....?

There's a decent game going on at Celta Vigo. The home side had taken a 2-0 lead but Real Betis have just got themselves back into it through a penalty from Borja Iglesias. Only thing riding on that game is if Betis can get into the Europa League as opposed to the Conference League.

There are bigger matters elsewhere.

Anything Atletico can do...

Eder Militao rises to meet a cross into the box and heads just over.

Another chance for Atletico, with Mario Hermoso heading a free-kick over from a decent position in the box.

It just isn't clicking for Diego Simeone's side.

Meanwhile, in Madrid, the home side see a corner cleared before Federico Valverde attempts a wildly-optimistic volley that bobbles wide.

Soon after, Vinicius Junior weaves his way into the box before chipping an effort straight to Geronimo Rulli.

Atletico come storming out of the traps. They charge in down the right for a Marcos Llorente cross that deflect towards Luis Suarez for a diving header that is blocked. Did the forward have time? Probably more than he realised.

Strap yourselves in. We're 45 minutes away from crowning a new La Liga champion.

It's Atletico's as I type, but plenty can still happen.

What do you reckon then? Nice, quiet, easy-going half-time chat from Simeone?

I imagine Zidane just spent the whole 15 minutes silently glaring at each of his players. Those steely eyes that stare right through you.

The players are heading back out. Drama awaits.

Nobody thinks it's gonna stay like that, though, right?

There are bound to be some twists and turns in the 45 minutes to come.

Right then...

As it stands, Atletico Madrid will be champions. Real Madrid runners-up.

Villarreal and Real Socidad are in the Europa League, with Real Betis heading for a Conference League campaign.

At the bottom, Elche are escaping the drop, sending down Huesca and Real Valladolid.

The only team that can stop them winning the title are losing too.

Crazy.

The leaders losing. However...

Chance! Casemiro is well-placed to meet a corner, but he puts his effort straight into the hands of Geronimo Rulli.

Geronimo is a great name.

Closing in on half-time. Some big team-talks coming up.

Sergio Ramos continues to play chief cheerleader in the stands. Tough thing to do when you're wearing a mask. So he's compensating with some wild arm waves.

This state of play is bang up Unai Emery's alley - outwitting one of the big guns with a tactical masterclass.

Valladolid are essentially 6-3-1 here. They are camped around their own box when Atletico have the ball. Space at a premium.

You can absolutely see why some of the away players are getting frustrated.

Jan Oblak is pointing to his temple and demanding a bit of sense. The reason? Because he's just had to make a save to prevent Real Valladolid going 2-0 up with a glancing header from Shon Weissman.

Just in case you needed reminding, the current set of scores would result in Atletico being crowned champions. Real Madrid need to win to stand any chance of overtaking them.

Both are losing, though. Madness.