Barcelona faces final hurdles in Spanish league title race (The Associated Press)

Barcelona theoretically has only two difficult games to overcome on its way to securing a second straight Spanish league title, and they will come right away in consecutive rounds. If it survives this stretch, Barcelona takes on opponents that are near the bottom of the standings as it closes in on the title. The next two rounds will give Atletico Madrid its last chance to try to catch up to Barcelona, which has been holding an eight-point lead for the last six rounds.