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I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

This was a costly defeat for Atletico as they dropped to fifth place. They are 1 point behind Bilbao in fourth place. Actually, it's not a big difference in points and I'm sure Atletico will be able to get back to fourth place. But what worries me is the consistency of their game which doesn't look good lately. They lost to Cadiz 0-2 and I was really surprised by the defeat. If Atletico Madrid do not correct their mistakes then Athletic Bilbao could shift their position in the top four of the standings at the end of the season because of course Athletic Bilbao will not waste this opportunity.

With the kind of force with which Athletico Bilbao is coming with, I feel they are most likely to bench Atletico Madrid in the top four position of the La Liga table because as Atletico Madrid is losing matches that's how Bilbao is winning and now that they are in the top four positions, they would want to maintain it hence they can put in more of their best in other to secure a Champions league spot next season.

The problem with Atletico Madrid is inconsistency, they will play very well to a certain point then they start losing and drawing matches anyhow if not Atletico Madrid is among the strongest clubs in La Liga just that they hardly win trophies.

I agree with you that Athletico Madrid is not consistent this season, because when Barcelona was struggling to win matches in the league, Athletico Madrid could have taken that opportunity to accumulate more points than Barcelona and take their place in the La Liga table this season, but they failed to do that. Athletico Madrid can still qualify for the UEFA Champions League if they keep winning matches in the league because Athletico Bilbao is leading them by one point.

Atletico Madrid will not face any difficult opponents in the near future. Logically, the club can easily get three points from the upcoming fixtures.
Simeone will take advantage of this golden opportunity to ensure that his club performs well until the end of the season. Atletico Madrid's most important mission at the moment is to qualify for the UCL. The club must ensure that it can still compete in UCL next season or it will be so bad for atletico madrid.

Atletico and Bilbao are performing equally and both have 9 more matches on the league this season. Among the difficult teams, Atletico is to face Girona while Bilbao is going to face Real Madrid and they both are likely to lose. The teams they are going to face are not much different. And the match that's probably going to decide the team qualifying for champions league is the match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao on April 28.

Nine matches are enough for Athletico Madrid to fight for a spot in the La Liga top four this season. Athletico Madrid is likely to finish in the top four of the La Liga because Girona is not consistent again in the league and Athletico Madrid can win against them in the returning match in the league. Athletico Madrid should make sure Athletic Bilbao is not leading them by 3 points when Athletic Bilbao plays against Real Madrid. If they lose to Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid could have the chance to overtake Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga table.

Atletico Madrid must win every match. To tell you the truth, I'm not as optimistic as you. Atletico could finish this year outside the top four. They may be in UEL next year instead of UCL. Athletic Bilbao and Girona will fight hard to avoid losing their rankings.