Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to all but wrap up their first La Liga title since 1996 when they crashed to a surprise 2-0 defeat at Levante yesterday but rivals Real Madrid failed to capitalise.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team needed a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Valencia last night.

Victory for Atletico would have meant they needed only a win at home to Malaga next weekend to secure top spot and render their final match at Barcelona irrelevant. However, an own goal from Filipe Luis in the seventh minute and a neat finish from David Barral 21 minutes from time meant Atletico failed to take advantage of Barca’s 2-2 home draw against Getafe.

With two games left, Atletico lead on 88 points, three ahead of Barcelona. Real Madrid are third on 83 points but have a game in hand.

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