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Atletico slip-up boosts Barcelona and makes for another wild weekend in La Liga

The title race in Spain took yet another twist on Sunday as Barcelona beat Villarreal to keep up their title charge which received another welcome boost later in the day as leaders Atletico Madrid slipped up yet again.

u2728 73 points – @atletienglish
u2728 71 points – @realmadriden
u2728 71 points – @FCBarcelona
u2728 70 points – @SevillaFC_ENG

Who'll win #LaLigaSantander 2020/21? pic.twitter.com/42TPEeojtQ— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) April 25, 2021

The Rojiblancos faced a tricky test at San Mames against Athletic and went behind after just nine minutes when Alex Berenguer opened the scoring.