La Liga Table 2016: Sunday's Week 37 Results, Updated Standings and Title Odds
La Liga leaders Barcelona are just one win away from retaining their Primera Division crown after beating Espanyol 5-0 on Sunday, while Levante shocked Atletico Madrid 2-1 to end Los Rojiblancos' title push in Week 37.
Luis Suarez bagged two goals to help fire the Blaugrana to victory, and Cristiano Ronaldo matched that feat to keep Real Madrid within one point of the leaders after scoring a brace in his side's 3-2 win over Valencia.
Los Merengues remain outsiders to topple the odds and claim this season's Primera Division at the last hurdle, and Barca would need to slip up in their trip to Granada next Saturday in order to lose their lead.
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La Liga's championship hunt will go down to the wire as another scintillating Spanish season nears its end.
Here's a round-up of Sunday's results, the latest standings and updated title odds:
| Barcelona | 5-0 | Espanyol |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 | Valencia |
| Levante | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 1-0 | Malaga |
| Getafe | 1-1 | Sporting Gijon |
| Eibar | 1-1 | Real Betis |
| Sevilla | 1-4 | Granada |
| Villarreal | 0-2 | Deportivo La Coruna |
| Las Palmas | 0-0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 2-1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 1 | Barcelona | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 109 | 29 | +80 | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 37 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 34 | +74 | 87 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 85 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 64 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 60 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 52 |
| 8 | Malaga | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 44 |
| 11 | Valencia | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 44 |
| 12 | Eibar | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 43 |
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruna | 37 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 42 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 42 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 40 |
| 16 | Granada | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 39 |
| 17 | Getafe | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 36 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 36 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 35 |
| 20 | Levante | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 32 |
| Barcelona | 1-6 |
| Real Madrid | 13-2 |
Ailing Atletico's Title Hunt Halted
Atletico were always relying on Barcelona to make an error in their end-of-season run-in if they were to win the title, but the race is now out of their hands following a 1-1 draw at Levante.
ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan provided evidence of Levante as something of a bogey team for Atleti over the past decade or so:
Manager Diego Simeone's side have now lost two matches in succession for the first time since January, leaving not only Barca but also Real ahead of them in time for this season's Primera Division curtain call.
The defeat is particularly embarrassing when one considers it came against a team Atletico won't even face in Spain's top flight next season, per Yahoo Sports' Andrew Gaffney:
Mathematically speaking, Atleti could still draw level on points with Barca if they manage to beat Celta Vigo next Saturday and their rivals drop to Granada, but their two losses to the leaders this season make it impossible for them to win the league.
Nevertheless, Simeone and his troops can look to the Champions League final opposite bitter rivals Real as a welcome consolation, with many sure to value European success above their domestic fairytale.
Messi Momentum Keeps Barca Bubbling
One more win. With one more win, Barcelona will have put the finishing touches on a second successive Primera Division crown, with Lionel Messi again starring as the driving force behind their push.
The Argentinian ace opened the scoring against Espanyol with a superb free-kick on Sunday, his fourth goal in five league games, as Sky Sports La Liga showed:
With Atletico losing out and Real rising to second, ESPN FC's James Tyler noted the table now resembles what we've become accustomed to seeing in Spain's top flight:
Suarez netted twice and was joined on the scoresheet by MSN team-mate Neymar, along with Rafinha, who scored just seconds after entering the derby fixture in the second period.
Manager Luis Enrique knows what his team must do to claim the crown, and Barca will travel to Granada next Saturday looking to win by any means necessary.
