Atletico is now 7 points behind Real and Girona, and this is too much for Atletico to hope for anything in La Liga. They were able to equal Barcelona on points and even beat them on goal difference (this once again indicates Barcelona’s poor attack), but it seems to me that the main struggle in the remaining matches will be with Barcelona for third and fourth place.
Atletico Madrid has to have several consecutive wins to keep stressing the teams at the top and hope for some bad games. 7 points is not the end, but given the current form that Girona and Real Madrid have, it seems like a lot and Atletico Madrid has had one strong streak with 6 wins in a row yet. But they also had some weak games against inferior teams, which they can hardly afford if their claim is to win La Liga.
There are still so many matches yet to be played, anything can still happen and Atletico can still catch up with seven points if they are able to perform consistently in the future. Girona slowly started to shake, they failed to maintain their winning trend after being held to a draw by Real Betis. Real Madrid also still has the potential to lose points if several key players are injured or unable to play well due to fatigue. As long as Atletico and Barcelona can improve their performance, they still have the opportunity to change positions with Real Madrid or Girona who are currently in second place.