Atletico Madrid spurned the chance to move back top of La Liga as they failed to break down 10-man Sevilla in a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Antoine Griezmann had the hosts' best effort when he headed against the post early in the second-half, but Atletico failed to take advantage when Vitolo saw a second yellow card just after the hour mark.
A point means Atletico and Barcelona are now level on points at the top of the table ahead of their meeting at the Camp Nou next weekend.
Real Madrid can close to within two points of the leaders when Zinedine Zidane gets his first taste of action as boss away from the Santiago Bernabeu at Real Betis later on Sunday.
There had been just 17 goals in Atletico's previous nine matches at home in La Liga this season and clear-cut chances were again hard to come by for both sides.
Greizmann just couldn't stretch to turn Diego Godin's header across goal in at the far post early on.
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