Date 17 May 2014 Attendance 96,973 | Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz | |
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Event 2013–14 La Liga (round 38) Venue Nou Camp, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
The Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid football match took that took place on 17 May 2014 at the Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain, and was played during the last round of the 2013–14 La Liga.
It was the first time since 1951 and just the third time in league history the La Liga title came down to a head-to-head match on the final weekend of play. Atlético Madrid earned the point that won them their first league title in 18 years, and their tenth overall.
Background
In the 36th round of La Liga, Atlético lost 0–2 to Levante at Estadi Ciutat de València while Barcelona and Real Madrid only earned one point in their home games against Getafe and Valencia respectively. With two weeks to play, Atlético led the table with a 3-point advantage over Barcelona and one point more over Real Madrid.
After these results, Atlético could have won the league in the 37th and penultimate round if they earned one more point than Barcelona and Real. In this round, Atlético received Málaga at Estadio Vicente Calderón while Barcelona visited Elche who played to avoid relegation and Real Madrid played at Balaídos against Celta Vigo.
Despite both Barcelona and Real Madrid failed to win their respective games (Barcelona ended 0–0 and Real lost their options to win the league by losing 0–2), Atlético could not win the title at home as they only could earn one point after a 1–1 draw.
These results meant that the title would be decided in a head-to-head game at Camp Nou between Barcelona and Atlético.