Real bounces back as Barca falters

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Madrid: Real Madrid were left on the verge of winning the Spanish title on Saturday after staging yet another dramatic comeback to grab a 2-2 draw at Real Zaragoza while rivals Barcelona surrendered a lead to draw 2-2 at home to Espanyol.

Real's title hopes looked to have gone up in smoke as they trailed Zaragoza 2-1 with just over a minute to go, while Barca led 2-1 at city rivals Espanyol.

But a late scrambled goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy earned Real their 2-2 draw while at almost exactly the same moment, Raul Tamudo scored his second to equalise against Barcelona.

The results mean that Real will win their first league title in four years if they beat mid-table Real Mallorca at home in the final game of the season next weekend or equal Barcelona's result at Gimnastic Tarragona.

Sevilla were held 0-0 at Real Mallorca, but still have an outside chance of taking the title if they win their final match at home to Villarreal and both Barca and Real lose.