Watch: Stoppage-time Cristiano Ronaldo golazo could prove crucial in La Liga title chase

Cristiano Ronaldo's stoppage time goal kept Madrid from disaster, but the two dropped points could still hurt. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP) The Spanish league

Liviu Bird | May 4, 2014

Watch: Stoppage-time Cristiano Ronaldo golazo could prove crucial in La Liga title chase /

Cristiano Ronaldo's stoppage time goal kept Madrid from disaster, but the two dropped points could still hurt. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP)

The Spanish league title will come down to the final two games of the season. After 36 rounds, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona — in that order — still have a chance to win La Liga.

His Real team down by one against Valencia in stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliantly improvised goal to ensure his team is still in the hunt. On a waist-high cross from Ángel di María on the left flank, Ronaldo stabbed at the ball with the bottom of his foot and sent it past goalkeeper Diego Alves.

Watch Ronaldo's golazo here:

Both Atlético and Real are still in the hunt for league and European titles, and Real could still win the treble after winning the Copa del Rey earlier this spring. Real has three league matches remaining, while Atléti and Barça both have two — including a final-day showdown between them at Camp Nou.

Here are all three teams' remaining schedules:

• Atlético Madrid (currently 88 points, plus-51 goal difference) — May 10 vs. Málaga, May 17 at Barcelona.

• FC Barcelona (85 points, plus-67) — May 10 at Elche, May 17 vs. Atlético Madrid.

• Real Madrid (83 points, plus-66) — May 7 at Real Valladolid, May 10 at Celta de Vigo, May 17 vs. Espanyol.

So Atlético could finish with 94 points in the standings if it wins out, while Real has a maximum of 92 points and Barça could finish with 91.

Published May 4, 2014

LIVIU BIRD

Liviu Bird is a soccer analyst with more than 20 years of experience in the game. He learned how to play in the streets of Romania before moving to the soccer wilderness of Fairbanks, Alaska, escaping to play collegiately as a goalkeeper at Highline Community College and Seattle Pacific University, where he also earned his B.A. in journalism. Bird played semiprofessionally and had tryouts at professional clubs but hung up his gloves in 2012 to focus on writing and coaching at the youth and collegiate levels. He joined Sports Illustrated in March 2013 as a freelance contributor and has also written for NBC Sports, Soccer Wire, The New York Times, American Soccer Now and the Telegraph (UK).