Of course in the standings Atletico Madrid got peace of mind seeing Atletic Bilbao get a draw against Villarreal because of this he became distant with Atletico Madrid and could calm down to get into the champions league next season without worrying about Bilbao taking it. And Bilbao needs to be careful for himself because the Europa League ticket could have been taken by Real Sociedad even though it was difficult but it could have been caught up without him realizing it.
Football is a game that no one can know what will happen next with the players performance. Imagine Bilbao that was a threat to Atletico Madrid is now scared of losing their position to Real Sociedad as they are now a threat to Bilbao due to them not being able to win Villarreal. Villarreal is also strong and cannot be defeated easily by Bilbao, and that was why the match was difficult for Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid after winning Girona 3-1 will be happy that Bilbao did not take all three points yesterday, because now they can focus more on their Champions League match against Dortmund, to see how they can win or draw the second leg in Dortmund home. I know that after this week UCL matches ha e been played a lot of clubs will be relieved and focus on their domestic leagues, whether they qualify to the next round or not.
That's soccer because sometimes things are so unpredictable that even our beliefs can change over time.
But on the other hand there is another factor where sometimes the possibility becomes fixed when experience and certain conditions can become a benchmark for a club.
Atletico are top 4 regulars, no matter how bad they are at the beginning of the season when they start entering the final season they always finish in the same position where the top 4 always get them. This season it is also possible that it will not change where Atletico remains in the same zone even though Atletic Bilbao's pressure is currently very large where they continue to stick tight in terms of position but that cannot make them waver with their position in the top 4.
The current point difference is still possible to catch up but there is an important match where Bilbao and Atletico will meet and it is possible that it will be the difference later.