Diego Simeone had to rack his brains to organize a good squad to secure fourth place again. The defeat to Barcelona was clearly a blow because they lost important points. With the remaining matches becoming less and less, it really makes fans even more anxious. Yes, Atletico Madrid also has to share their concentration on the Champions League, I think with such a busy schedule it will be very difficult for Simeone to rotate players. However, I still believe that Los Cholchoneros will be able to get through that phase, because they have coaches and players who have a fighter's mentality during bitter times.
Now Atletico Madrid is 1 point behind Bilbao who are in 4th place and the results of the last 5 matches Atletico Madrid have only been able to win 2 times which indicates that this team really cannot be consistent even though they have sufficient strength.
Now they have to share their concentration with the UCL quarter-final match, I think this will be a problem for the team and I am even starting to be pessimistic that this team will be able to recover and finish in the top 4 of the final standings.