Quote from: snipie on Today at 11:14:20 PM

Quote from: Volgastallion on Today at 10:11:52 PM

A super win for Atletico Madrid, and also for Diego Pablo Simeone, he need that more than the team, after some very bad results they need this win to consolidate the spot on next champions league, a lose in this match can destroy all the next season proyects.

I was expecting more from Bilbao because we all remember how they destroy A Madrid in the cup games, but seems like Atletico finds the problem and fix the issue.

Diego Simeone is a good coach although the boring style he adopts in his games and Atletico Madrid is a top team, so it wasn't very unexpected to see them winning Athletic Bilbao for many people.
That victory increased the gap between these two teams by 6 points so two out of five to six rounds left will be necessary for Real Madrid to be the winner followed by the other three teams.

Atletico Madrid managed to confirm its position in the top four of the standings after defeating its direct competitor, namely Atletic Bilbao. Three shots on target resulted in 3 goals, and the match closed with a score of 3-1, Diego Simeone managed to get an additional three points which makes them a little comfortable in fourth place at the moment. Atletic Bilbao failed to maintain their good performance towards the end of the season, it can be seen that in the last five matches they were only able to achieve one win. However, compared to last season, Atletic Bilbao performance this season is better, and playing in the Europa League next season is also a matter of pride for them.

In my opinion, the competition for tickets to the Champions League between Atletico Madrid and Atletic Bilbao is over, and we can guess that Diego Simeone squad has a big chance of finishing in fourth place when the season ends. Now that Atletico Madrid can fully focus on La Liga matches after being eliminated in the Champions League, the manager contract extension could be a motivation to sweep all the remaining matches this season. The top four positions in the standings when the season ends will be led by Real Madrid, followed by Barcelona, Girona and Atletico Madrid. However, a change in position could happen again between Girona and Barcelona, because the two will face each other in Week 34.