Barcelona stretch lead, Bayern lose again

FC Barcelona were alone among their the UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in clinching victory this weekend – and what a telling success it could be, Luis Enrique's men streaking four points clear in the Liga after fellow last-four hopefuls Real Madrid CF were held. Already crowned, meanwhile, FC Bayern München and Juventus both dropped points, with Bayern now without a competitive win in five matches.

• FC Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Second-half goals from Neymar and Pedro Rodríguez maintained Barcelona's push for Liga glory, and the Catalan side are now on a run of eight successive victories in all competitions. They lie four points clear at the top of the table with two games to go, closest rivals Madrid having dropped costly points against Valencia CF.

Neymar has scored in his last six games, with his latest effort his 50th for the club – a total the 23-year-old has reached in just 88 games. Not to be upstaged, Pedro made it 2-0 late on, scoring what was reported as Barcelona's first bicycle kick since Ronaldinho's effort against Villarreal CF on 25 November 2006. It might have been a more emphatic victory for the Blaugrana, but La Real goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli pulled off some stunning saves, particularly in the first half. Claudio Bravo, meanwhile, kept his 22nd clean sheet of the season – the most any goalkeeper has recorded in the Liga since 1998/99.

Josep Guardiola passes on instructions©Getty Images

• FC Bayern München 0-1 FC Augsburg
Manuel Neuer's 200th appearance for Bayern might have come in more auspicious circumstances. The goalkeeper started on the bench, along with regulars Medhi Benatia, Xabi Alonso and Rafinha, but was brought on with just 14 minutes gone to replace Pepe Reina after the Spaniard was sent off. Paul Verhaegh sent the resultant penalty against a post, but the visitors made their numerical superiority count via Raúl Bobadilla on 71 minutes.

The statistics make uncomfortable reading for Josep Guardiola; Bayern have now not scored in 361 minutes in all competitions – their longest barren patch in 17 years – and have not won in four competitive games. They have also not picked up a Bundesliga point since their latest title success was confirmed.

Second leg: Bayern v Barcelona, 12 May (First leg: Barcelona 3-0 Bayern)

• Juventus 1-1 Cagliari Calcio
Having picked up a fourth successive Scudetto last weekend, Juventus celebrated their title win in front of their home fans, but the party was marred slightly as struggling Cagliari battled back to earn a point. Absent for the first leg against Real Madrid, Paul Pogba put Juve in front just before the break, with Massimiliano Allegri choosing to rest the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Carlos Tévez and Álvaro Morata.

However, Cagliari struck back on 85 minutes, Luca Rossettini following up to beat Marco Storari after his header had come back off the post. It could have been worse for Juve; Marco Sau passed up a glorious chance to ease his side's relegation fears when the goal gaped in front of him in added time.

Madrid lost pace in the Liga race©Getty Images

• Real Madrid CF 2-2 Valencia CF
A 2-2 draw undermined Madrid's hopes of taking the title, but it could have been worse after Carlo Ancelotti's side trailed 2-0 at the break, with Cristiano Ronaldo having a penalty saved on the stroke of half-time by Diego Alves. Paco Alcácer and Javier Fuego were on target for the visitors, before second-half strikes from Pepe and Isco restored parity – a sterling fightback that nonetheless leaves Madrid four points behind leaders Barcelona with two games to play.

Madrid hit the woodwork three times in the first half, while Diego Alves's save was his 16th penalty stop from 37 faced in the Liga – a feat which moved him level with Spain's all-time best penalty saver, Andoni Zubizarreta. His fourth penalty save this season – another Spanish record – also helped Valencia become the first side to record four consecutive draws at the Bernabéu.

Second leg: Madrid v Juventus, 13 May (First leg: Juventus 2-1 Madrid)