Soccer-Barca aim to leapfrog Atletico but Real lie in wait

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BARCELONA (Reuters) - After staging a stunning revival to rein in leaders Atletico Madrid, Barcelona can finally go top of La Liga when they host Diego Simeone's side on a mouthwatering weekend as the four teams in the title race come face to face.

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Atletico lead the standings with 76 points after 34 games heading into Saturday's crunch game away to Barca, who are third on 74.

The Catalans pulled themselves back into contention with a resurgent run of 16 wins from 19 games in 2021, while Atletico began to run out of steam in February, also letting Real and then Sevilla back in to the picture. The title looked like a foregone conclusion when Atletico won 16 of their first 19 games but their results began to decline after a number of players caught COVID-19.

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