Quote from: Falconer on Today at 05:46:57 PM

Quote from: piebeyb on Today at 05:24:29 PM

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Atletico Madrid managed to take advantage of the momentum to overtake Barcelona by beating Sevilla, outnumbered of players did not mean they lost points. The final result of 1-0 was enough to ensure three points for Diego Simeone squad, now the point difference with Madrid and Girona is seven. Sevilla failed to improve their position in the standings and are still stuck in fifteenth place, this is the eighth defeat they have suffered so far.

Bilbao, who is in fifth position in the standings, has the opportunity to move into the top four if Barcelona and Atletico Madrid appear disappointing again in the future, because they are only three points apart. This is very tight competition for tickets to the Champions League next season, Madrid and Girona are still very consistent in leading the top of the standings, and are two strong teams challenging for the title this season.

Sevilla had to accept defeat again after successfully winning over Granada in the previous match. They had tried to find points in this match, but one goal from Llorente meant that Sevilla failed to improve their position in the standings. Atletico recent victory succeeded in bringing them to third place, while Barcelona had to drop one place due to losing on goal difference to Atletico even though both teams have the same points.

Currently, Real Madrid and Girona are still safe in second place because they are 7 points ahead of Atletico and Barcelona, while Bilbao is still trying to reach the top four because of Atletico and Barcelona less consistent performance. Bilbao can still catch the three-point difference if Atletico or Barcelona fail to get maximum results in the next match. There will continue to be changes in positions in ranks 3, 4 and 5 because competition in these positions is very tight.