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.
For Atletico, they've been relentless all time in all the face offs they've had, especially in the La Liga race. Their boss has been very much tactical and impactful and yearly he's been able to place the team at the rightest position that they ought to be. They've got confidences to finish the season properly considering the tenacity of impact they carry as a team and their evidence of performances so far too. The Spanish club though this season have been battling due to the effectiveness of little Girona.
Now they're faced with the battles of finishing the season with an European cup ticket. And yes the possibility of it's occurrence is at the peak. Even though The second half of the season just got messy for Atletico Madrid. Even after trying all they could to keep the game in their favor or end it with a share of points, the second placed Girona who was also the host had to net in a fourth goal. The game was a serious contest, both sides were reselient and all they wanted was a victory. Atletico Madrid came ahead recently to gain back enough confidence after their win against Real Madrid.
This is seemingly all they need to push ahead in subsequent games. They still have a few weeks to go and there's kinda little time to come up on the league table. They can actually be effective enough to ensure that they acquire the needed result, they have what it takes both managerial and player wise coupled with experiences. Their UCL goal is enough push to revive their confidence in the final league games of the season. There's still an opportunity to finish the league in the right position as they desire.