Atletico, Barcelona in pulsating drawn game

Barcelona struggled to break Atletico Madrid down and sit two points behind Atletico with three games remaining.

Lionel Messi looked most likely to make something happen for the hosts and forced Jan Oblak into a diving save after a gliding run across the top of the box.

But the visitors created the better chances in the first half and Luis Suarez saw his strike well saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen at the near post.

Oblak tipped wide from Messi who had Barcelona’s best effort of the first half at the other end, but the Argentine really came to life with half an hour remaining and so did the hosts.

Gerard Pique’s header from Messi’s cross was saved by Oblak, before Ousmane Dembele headed off target late on and Messi curled a free-kick narrowly over the crossbar.

That difference remains the same following an edgy goalless draw, but both sides will feel the title race is far from over. The top four can all still win La Liga in a remarkably tight title race.

Credit: bbc.com

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