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The La Liga title race hots up on Wednesday - and Barcelona could be knocked off top spot if their recent dismal form continues.Just one month ago, if you were to suggest anyone other than Barcelona as La Liga champions come May, your opinion would have been dismissed as flish in the extreme.But Spains title race has become an enthralling one as Barca have crumbled and the men from the capital have closed the gap. La Liga table La Liga position Team Games played Goal difference Points 1st Barcelona 33 59 76 2nd Atletico Madrid 33 41 76 3rd Real Madrid 33 68 75 Valencias trip to the Nou Camp seemingly presented Luis Enriques side with the perfect platform to put their midweek Champions League exit behind them, but they slumped to a 2-1 home defeat on Sunday night - their third in a row - to leave them ahead of Atletico on their head-to-head record and just a point ahead of Real.As the three title chasers prepare for a midweek test - live on Sky - we lk at how things could pan out with five games to go... Watch highlights of Barcelonas defeat to Valencia FormTwo goals to the gd at Villarreal on March 20, Barca could do no wrong, but 45 minutes later, the seeds of doubt were planted.Luis Enriques men threw away a two-goal lead, and have crumbled at home and abroad ever since.Real Madrid capitalised on an indecisive Barca to secure a vital El Clasico win at the Nou Camp - ending the hosts 39-game unbeaten run. Gareth Bale scored the third goal in Real Madrids 5-1 win at Getafe Then, a fourth defeat in as many visits to Anoeta saw Real Sociedad inflict further damage to Barcas confidence, before a Champions League exit and the Valencia loss left us all dumbfounded.Since defeat in the Madrid derby in late February, Real have been imperious domestically. Seven wins in a row, scoring 27 goals in the process, has brought Zinedine Zidanes men right back into the hunt - with Madridistas right behind their team following a stunning Champions League comeback against Wolfsburg.Atletico have done what they do best and performed when it really matters. Diego Simeones men have won seven of the last eight and have a huge psychological advantage over Barca - having knocked them out of Europes premier competition. Remaining fixtures Barcelona Atletico Madrid Real Madrid Deportivo (a) - 13th Athletic Bilbao (a) - 5th Villarreal (h) - 4th Sporting Gijon (h) - 18th Malaga (h) - 8th Rayo Vallecano (a) - 16th Real Betis (a) - 14th Rayo Vallecano (h) - 16th Real Sociedad (a) - 10th Espanyol (h) - 15th Levante (a) - 19th Valencia (h) - 12th Granada (a) - 17th Celta Vigo (h) - 6th Deportivo (a) - 13th In reality, it is Barcelonas to lose with their remaining fixtures seemingly all more than winnable, on paper.The trip to Galicia to take on Deportivo on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports, represents Barcas highest-placed opponent in their remaining five matches - and they are currently 13th.Another potential stumbling block is the derby clash with Espanyol on May 8, but Real and Atletico have much more imposing games to come.Los Blancos face a real test of their metal against Villarreal on Wednesday, also live on Sky Sports, with trips to city neighbours Rayo Vallecano and Barca conquerors Sociedad to follow, sandwiching their Champions League semi-final commitments. Deportivo on the final day will be no pushovers either.Once Atletico have negotiated a tough trip to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, Malaga make the trip to the Vicente Calderon. Then they can concentrate on finding a way past the might of Bayern Munich, with fixtures against teams fighting at the wrong end of the league up next domestically.A final day clash with Celta Vigo will not be easy, but Simeones sides seem to find the reserves when it really matters, no matter who the opponent.Head-to-head ruleBarca have the advantage if they finish level on points with their title rivals when the season draws to a close.If Barcelona end up level with either Atletico or Real at the end of the La Liga season, the Catalan club will prevail on the head-to-head rule. Barcas win at Bernabeu could prove vital Unlike the Premier League, which is settled on goal difference, La Ligas tie breakers are decided by a straight aggregate scoreline between the two sides.Despite beating Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico earlier this month, Reals 4-0 defeat earlier in the season has them at a disadvantage, while Atletico lost both their league games against Barcelona earlier in the season 2-1. If Atletico and Real Madrid were to finish level on points, Atletico would prevail having beaten their city rivals at the Bernabeu earlier this year, following a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderon last autumn. Watch Fernando Torres score in Atleticos 3-0 win against Granada ConclusionDespite doing their best to make things interesting on the Iberian Peninsula, Barcelona should still secure their sixth La Liga title in eight seasons, with their fixtures by far the most favourable.Both Madrid sides have Champions League commitments to contend with, and much more difficult games to come.However, Barca are very much a team in disarray. Even with their attacking triumvirate of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar fit they lked very flat in attack against Valencia - highly unusual for them. Lionel Messi should be celebrating another title in May Atletico will go about things the way they normally do, and with Simeone at the helm they wont be allowed to relent for a second.And, after appearing to be down and out, with the pressure mounting on rkie boss Zidanes shoulders, Real have completely turned things around, and with Cristiano Ronaldo firing on all cylinders, whod bet against them completing a stunning fightback. All to play for!Who do you think has the toughest run-in? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFtballAlso See:Barca slip to shock defeatAs it happenedTable as it standsEnrique: Were still in controlCheap Air Jordan 4 Australia . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Air Jordan 4 Outlet Australia . Blackwd, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. http://www.cheapairjordan4australia.com/ . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strtman. Cheap Jordan 4 Australia Sale . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Cheap Jordan 4 Australia . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match.Klay Thompson made a play-off-record 11 three-pointers and scored 41 points as the Golden State Warriors defeated Oklahoma City 108-101 to force the NBA Western Conference finals to Game 7.Stephen Curry bounced back from a slow start to finish with 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.The Warriors, who set the leagues regular-season record with 73 wins, will host Game 7 on Monday. The winner will play Cleveland in the NBA Finals. Weve got a lot of belief and a lot of heart, and weve given ourselves a chance to win this series, Curry said. Thats all we could ask for. Theres obviously a lot of excitement, but we still have one job to do.Thompson scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to help the Warriors overcome an eight-point deficit.Steph told me before I went out in the fourth, This is your time, Thompson said. You know, put on a show out there and have fun. I tk those words to heart, and I just tried to be aggressive.The Warriors were well beaten on their previous visits to Oklahoma City in this series, but dominate from downtown in this one, making 21 of 44 three-pointers while the Thunder was a miserable three of 23.About time we had a stretch in this building where we imposed our will, Curry said. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Russell Westbrk added 28 for the Thunder. But Durant made just 10 of 31 shots and Westbrk was 10 of 27.Trying to become the 10th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit, the Warriors trailed much of the game and were behind by eight going to the fourth quarter.Thompson kept them in it with four 3-pointers in just over seven minutes to start the period. Curry then hit two threes, the second of which tied the game 99-99 with 2:47 to play.Thompsons three with 15 to play put the Warriors up 104-101.The Thunder, who blew a number of fourth-quarter leads during the regular season, fell apart in the final minutes after Golden State had gone ahead.That really wasnt hasnt been us in the last month and a half, Thunderr coach Billy Donovan said.ddddddddddddWe got a little stagnant coming down the stretch.Westbrk lost control of the ball, and after Thompson missed a three, Westbrk turned the ball over again. Currys layup with 14.3 seconds to play put the Warriors up by five, the Thunder turned it over again, and the Warriors were in the clear.The Thunder led 23-20 after one quarter, then seized momentum early in the second. Steven Adams powerful one-handed dunk on Draymond Green drew a roar from the crowd and gave Oklahoma City a 37-28 lead. Green, who had hit Adams in the groin area twice during the series, was a constant target for the vocal Thunder fans. Kevin Durant led the scoring for Oklahoma but missed 21 shots Thompson opened the second half with back-to-back three-pointers to give the Warriors a 54-53 edge, but the Thunder closed the quarter strongly and led 83-75 heading into the fourth.The Warriors held the Thunder to 18 points in the fourth quarter to stay alive. They expect another tough battle in Game 7.To be in this situation people were doubting us, Green said. It will be the hardest game of our lives. It will be way harder than this game. Going back home, everybody will think, Oh, its done. It will be way harder. But if we come out and do what we did and stick to the game plan, well be fine.Thompsons amazing three-point shting in the final minutes stole the show, shocking even backcourt partner Curry, who this year set an NBA record for 3-pointers in a season.It was unbelievable, Curry said. We needed every single one of them.All Klay needs is a sliver of daylight. The shots he made were huge. Im sure theres more in the chamber for game seven. We need that punch.Kerr has learned to live with the long-range heroics of Thompson and Curry.They walk that fine line between lethal and crazy, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. We have to live with that.Also See:Cavaliers advance to NBA finalsCurry leads Warriors fight ' ' '

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