In this season Barcelona was a free-scoring team that would entertain the fans with exciting and attacking football. Unfortunately, this wasn't quite enough to turn them into a winning one too. A two-horse race for the title developed with Atlético Madrid, but Barcelona's scoreless draw at Elche in the last but one championship round was telling, and that lost point handed the title to their Madrid rivals. Spanish opposition ended the club's European interest too with Athletic Bilbao emerging victorious on a 4-3 aggregate from the clubs' UEFA Cup Quarter Final clash.