La Liga: Barcelona one win away from title as Atletico Madrid falters

Barcelona hammered city rival Espanyol 5-0 Sunday to ensure it will become La Liga champion for the second year in succession should it win its final game of the season away to Granada next weekend.

The Catalan club started the day level on points with Atletico Madrid but ahead in the standings thanks to a superior head-to-head and goal difference.

However, Atletico was downed 2-1 at already relegated Levante meaning it slips back to third position behind city rival Real Madrid which overcame Valencia 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Barca now has a one point lead over arch-rival Real atop the table going into the final round of fixtures and can no longer be caught by Atletico.

"We deserve the league title and I hope we can be precise in the final game to win," Barca boss Luis Enrique said after the match in comments carried by Barcelona's official Twitter account.