LaLiga Special: Remembering five of the most thrilling finishes in the last 30 years

With just two points separating Atletico de Madrid Real Madrid and FC Barcelona with only three games left to play this seasonrsquos LaLiga Santander title race is up there with the tightest and most thrilling in recent memory Herersquos a look back at five other dramatic finishes of the last three decades199394 ndash Barca pip Depor on the final dayBarcelona denied Real Madrid the LaLiga title in both 199192 and 199293 but the final day of the 199394 LaLiga season was even more dramatic RC Deportivo were all set for a fairy tale first ever championship having led the table for months and just needed to beat Valencia at home to seal the title ahead of the reigning champions An understandably nervous Depor missed chance after chance and it was still scoreless at Riazor going into second half stoppage time Across the country at the Camp Nou the final whistle had already gone for a 52 Barccedila victory over Sevilla Johan Cruyff and his team huddled by a radio in the dugout as Depor winger Nando was taken down in the area for a penalty With usual taker Donato by this time substituted defender Miroslav Djukic stepped up instead only to scuff it horribly straight into the arms of Valencia keeper Jose Luis Gonzalez Cue wild celebrations for Barca and final minute despair for Depor and Djukic19992000 ndash Depor hold off Barca to finally finish the jobDeportivorsquos wait went on but they saw their chance again in 19992000 going top in week 12 and remaining there as the months passed With five games to play Depor were two points ahead of fastfinishing Barcelona while Zaragoza Alaves Valencia and Real Madrid were all still in with a chance in a very open title race With two games left it was down to just Barccedila and Depor with both drawing 00 at Real Sociedad and Racing Santander respectively It was all down to the final dayhellip again This time Depor finished the job Donato gained redemption with a third minute goal to settle the nerves and Dutch striker Roy Makaay doubled their lead before halftime Barccedila knew the gig was up and slumped to a 22 draw at home to Deporrsquos Galician rivals RC Celta The celebrations at Riazor were even more emotional considering what had happened years before200607 ndash Reyes steps off the bench and into historyBarcelona and Real Madrid battled neck and neck through the 200607 season with Sevilla and Valencia also in the mix until late on A 33 draw in the seasonrsquos second El Clasico in March ndash a game in which a certain 19yearold Lionel Messi scored a hattrick ndash made sure it went right down to the wire With two games left Frank Rijkaardrsquos Barccedila were stunned by Espanyol striker Raul Tamudorsquos famous late lsquoTamudazorsquo equaliser at the Camp Nou to give Real Madrid the advantage The Santiago Bernabeu was shocked on the final day when visitors Mallorca took an early lead while Barccedila were easing to a 51 win at already relegated Tarragona Back at the Bernabeu Blancos coach Fabio Capello withdrew David Beckham and sent on Jose Antonio Reyes in what proved to be a titlewinning swap An inspired Reyes scored twice as Madrid roared back to win 31 and take the title on head to head record in dramatic fashion201314 ndash Godin heads Atletico to deserved titleThe 201314 season was another thriller with the lead swapping between Barcelona Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid as the months went by Atletico were the more consistent team going lsquogame to gamersquo as coach Diego Simeone would say All three teams had their late stumbles however Barccedila were beaten at Granada Atletico lost at Levantehellip but then Real Madrid also lost their chance with a 20 defeat at Celta It all went down to the final day with Atletico three points ahead of secondplaced Barca and Simeonersquos side visiting the Camp Nou and only needing to avoid defeat Alexis Sanchezs super strike put the Catalans in the driving seat but Diego Godinrsquos majestic header equalised Lionel Messi had a late goal disallowed and Atletico held on for their first title since 199596201617 ndash Ronaldo roars as Real Madrid bag titleReal Madrid started fast and looked in control of the 201617 LaLiga race with a rampantly inform Cristiano Ronaldo scoring for fun Barccedila refused to let go however and Messirsquos hattrick in a 32 Clasico victory at the Bernabeu kept the Catalans within touching distance Blancos coach Zinedine Zidane kept rotating his team but getting results thanks to a lsquoBsquadrsquo featuring high class backups like James Rodriguez Alvaro Morata and Mateo Kovacic But Messi seemed to be on a personal mission to deny his biggest rivals The Argentine also got a late winner at third placed Atletico de Madrid and two goals in a 30 over fourth placed Sevilla Real Madrid had a crucial game in hand however and a 41 win at Celta put them three points clear going into the final day Ronaldorsquos 14th goal in his last nine LaLiga games helped his team to a 20 victory at Malaga and the title was Real Madridrsquos for the first time in five years