For Atletico Madrid, we know the best result they can get is to get third place in the table as they do right now and finish the season in this position while they can still think about Real Marid's position and they need five points for it but considering the current performance of both teams I don't think if that's even possible for Atletico Madrid to reach the second position of the table until the end of this season even if they show the same performance we saw against Real Betis.
Atletico Madrid just need to maintain their form and keep their chances in the European zone next season, which seems to be the most realistic target for them at the moment. It's also not important to finish in second place even though it's a nice achievement. But in my opinion, it would be better if Atletico Madrid only focused on good performance instead of hoping to finish second.
This week Atletico Madrid will travel to the Vallecas Stadium, the headquarters of Rayo Vallecano. I think it's a match that will benefit Atletico Madrid because Vallecano is not in the best form at the moment. So far Atletico Madrid are safe in the standings even though they are 6 points away from Sociedad and 9 points from Real Betis.