And soon the title race goes to the very last day of the season, as we all expected, but with Real Madrid virtually over the line after a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo, as we all expected.
There was something horribly familiar about the game at Balaidos, the goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, the controversial red card for Iago Aspas, the debatable refereeing decisions as los Blancos moved three points clear.
So now Barcelona must play catch-up, they must beat Eibar on Sunday and then hope and pray that somehow Malaga can pull off a miracle by beating Madrid.