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Coach Diego Simeone: It was an atypical matchday 24 in La Liga this weekend, with FC Barcelona not playing until Monday night, but that gave Real and Atletico Madrid the chance to take advantage and get points on the board. Real Madrid succeeded, and Atletico failed.

Real Madrid are currently leading by two points with 60 from 24 games. Arch-rivals Barcelona are on58 points but have one more game to play. Villarreal are in third position with 45 points from 23 games, with Atletico Madrid in fourth position with the same number of points from 25 games, with a lesser goal difference.

Here is a look at some things that we learned this weekend in Spain: