Top 5 closest La Liga title races in history

#4 1991/92 - FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

POS	TEAMS	PTS
1	FC Barcelona	55
2	Real Madrid	54
3	Atletico Madrid	53

Real Madrid & their neighbours Atletico were the early season pace setters, whilst Barcelona had a dreadful start losing three of their first five matches. An important point at the Bernabeu in week six seemed to get their season back on track, but by week seven, Real Madrid had taken over from Atletico at the top of the league and started to build a commanding lead.

In fact, Los Merengues won 12 of their first 13 fixtures, with their first defeat coming in week 16, a 0-2 reverse to Atletico at the Vicente Calderon. Atleti’s win over their cross-city rivals came in the middle of an appalling run of form, but seven consecutive wins in the second half of the season, coupled with Barça’s improving form, saw all three club’s close to within two points of each other with four games to play.

Atleti’s hopes of a first title in 15 years were dealt a fatal blow in week 35 when they let a 1-2 lead slip in the final quarter of the match at the Bernabeu, to lose 3-2. Real Madrid were not having it all their own way however, and careless points dropped to Real Oviedo and Osasuna, saw the league enter its final week with the title in the balance.

Real lost to Tenerife on their final matchday and Barca’s prayers were answered as Johan Cruyff and his men claimed the La Liga title.