Barcelona managed to avoid the ignominy of four back to back defeats by finally winning a game.
Lionel Messi ended a 348-minute goal drought when he scored what turned out to be the winning goal off a free kick.As far as the race for the La Liga title goes Barcelona are now two points clear of Real Madrid in second place, but they have played a game more. Atletico Madrid are four points clear of Barca with four games remaining. Three wins will secure the title for them.
A crystal ball will be handy now to predict who is going to win.