Quote from: Catenaccio on March 19, 2024, 03:28:40 PM

Quote from: Frankolala on March 19, 2024, 03:09:52 PM

That defeat by Barcelona have a negative impact on Atletico Madrid, because they need to fight back their way to the top four, so that they can be in the Champions League next season, otherwise they will have to go for Europa cup.

Barcelona was able to show that they are superior over Atletico, no matter where the match is played. This was why it was very easy for them to win the match with 3 goals on a clean sheet. Only if Bilbao and Girona drop points, that is when there can be hope for Atletico to finish on top four.

Atletico Madrid have to pay more attention on their matches in La Liga. Losing a fourth position to Athletic Club is not good at all and the competitor is not weak. They are able to hold this fourth position till the season ending and Atletico Madrid have to be carefully with their matches and be ready to take advantage of any poor performance from Athletic Club. Such chance will not be too often appear and if Atletico Madrid waste such rare chance, they will lose against Athletic Club after all.

Most important is they must get good results from their own matches first as if they continue to lose points, their chance will only become smaller.

It's not that they don't pay attention to La Liga, but this season they experienced a decline which made it very difficult for them to get a win which means they are now outside the top 4. Their chances of returning to the top 4 are still very big, because they are only 1 point away from Atletico Bilbao. With a distance like that, it could change a lot in just one match, as long as Atletico Bilbao can taste victory again.

However, in my opinion, with the remaining matches, I doubt that Atletico Bilbao can sweep all the matches with a win. So, Atletico Madrid's opportunity is still quite open, but this also comes with many caveats, one of which is that they cannot lose points if they want to return to the top 4. That is something difficult of course, but it could also open up other opportunities depending on how Atletico Bilbao is, whether they will receive many draws or defeats which could open up even greater opportunities for Atletico Madrid. The point is that Atletico Madrid should not miss a match with a good result.