Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Espanyol vs. Real Madrid. After a difficult few days of speculation regarding his future, Jose Mourinho returns to the dugout for 90 minutes of solitude before the media storm is rekindled. Will he be at the Bernabeu next season? Or is he packing his bags and heading back to London with Chelsea?
La Liga / Matchday 35
Stage Front Stadium / 11.05.2013
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- C. Stuani(23')
- G. Higuaín(58')
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Updated 11/05/2013 at 21:51 GMT
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90+3'
The whistle goes. Barcelona are La Liga champions. Madrid's title defence ends very limply. Espanyol might feel aggrieved not to have won tonight. They were fantastic. Thanks for joining me tonight. Until next time, over and out.
90+2'
He strikes it high into the stands. Wakaso on for Raul Baena. He's played well tonight.
90+1'
Capdevila also booked in that melee. Ronaldo with the free-kick to prevent Barcelona's title party.
90'
Victor Sanchez slides in horrifically on Higuain high over the ball. Straight red. Horrible challenge.
89'
Ronaldo gives the ball away on the edge of Espanyol box. He had a great minute after his arrival, but he's looked poor since.
88'
Madrid slowing the pace down in midfield. Where's the energy lads? Your great rivals are just minutes from the title.
87'
It comes to nothing but they force a second chance. And that one comes to nothing too. Shame.
86'
Ronaldo takes it and blasts it at the wall. Down the other end Espanyol have a corner...
85'
Madrid force a free-kick on the edge of the area. Ronaldo and di Maria standing over it. Does favour the left foot of di Maria though.
84'
Di Maria now goes close for Madrid, but he fails to get any power in his shot from the edge of the area. This game has really opened up.
83'
Wakaso sends a stinging shot at Diego Lopez. Good strike, good stop.
82'
Simao is on for Verdu. He's still got plenty of pace in those legs. Madrid force another corner.
81'
After all that the corner comes to nothing. Typical.
80'
Lots of pushing and shoving in the Espanyol penalty area. Forlin falls over after being pushed by Ronaldo. Yellow cards for both players. Just the ten tonight - Modric also got booked a few minutes back..
79'
Ronaldo throws in a few stepovers to get down the left. Corner to Madrid.
78'
From the resulting free-kick it's chaos inside the Madrid area. Forlin flicks the ball into the danger area, Stuani is in but can't get his shot away under pressure from Essien. Was Stuani pushed though? For me, no.
77'
Raul Albiol brings down Verdu. Yet another yellow card.
76'
Essien delivers a great cross to the front post which is met by Benzema but Casilla somehow gets a hand to it. The flag was up, but the keeper wasn't to know that.
75'
Ronaldo looks to get away down the left but he is stopped by a fine Javi Lopez sliding challenge.
74'
Modric is really forcing everything for Madrid. He's been their best player tonight. He tries to release di Maria down the left but it's cleared.