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I think Atletico Madrid is too focused on the second leg match against Inter Milan in the middle of the week so they get bad results in the continued La Liga match against Cadiz, this is an unexpected result and even a big surprise when Atletico Madrid was unable to score a single goal against Cadiz. .
In the last 5 matches Atletico Madrid only won 1 win, indeed Atletico Madrid's performance is quite declining but that doesn't mean they can be underestimated in the second leg of the UCL, they are only 1 goal behind and they will play at home, of course everything the possibility is still possible for it to happen.
I think the most detrimental thing about Atletico Madrid's defeat is that their points distance from 5th place is so close now that they are not safe enough to finish in top 4 position.
ATM is in a bad period, the defeat to Cadiz being one of their worst performances of the season. Sure enough, ATM defeat to Cadiz was a big surprise, because we know that Cadiz is a mediocre club, and the strength they have is very different from ATM in many aspects. Cadiz is motivated to get out of the degradation zone, so they can overthrow ATM by making good use of home matches and fan support.
ATM position is now threatened by Bilbao, if today Bilbao gets full points when they visit Las Palmas, then the difference in points with ATM will be 2. Bilbao efforts to penetrate the Champions League zone cannot be underestimated, because if ATM still often loses points they have the potential to knocked out of the top four. The number of matches is getting smaller, Simeone must find a solution to break their bad trend.
On the other hand, I predict that ATM chances of beating Inter are very low, because Inzaghi fleet has appeared very consistent this season. ATM needs great luck to turn things around and catch up on the goal deficit, because on paper Inter will most likely beat them again in second Leg.