Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- In Madrid and Barcelona, they will be talking about this for many years to come. Of all the ways to break Barca's monopoly on Spanish league titles, going to the home of the champions and robbing them of their crown in their own backyard takes some beating. In the Catalan heartland Saturday, unfashionable Atletico Madrid produced a storybook ending to one of the most enthralling seasons Spanish football -- or indeed any European league -- has ever produced. But as Atleti celebrated, the soul searching began in Barcelona. Winner takes all For the first time since 1951 (and only the third time ever), the destiny of the title lay in the hands of two teams facing each other on the final day. Barca entertained an Atletico team which hadn't won the domestic league since 1996 -- during which time Barca had added eight more La Ligas to the club's roll of honor.
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Atletico Madrid wins Spanish league after drawing at Barcelona
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It is club's first title in almost 20 years and ends Barca's reign
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Catalan team looking for new coach after Gerardo Martino quits
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Atletico next faces city rival Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final
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