With Atletico Madrid securing a win against Athletic club which is one of the tough teams to win against, they are still in the race. Currently residing at top position of the league but with one more game than Barcelona. In cop del rey semi final's first leg, they fought a draw against Barcelona on the home ground of Barcelona and they are again playing against them on second leg tomorrow in Atletico's home ground. If they beat Barcelona to it and reach the finals, it would be a huge achievement for team as they have been always third for many seasons now.
Atlético Madrid won their 26th match while Real Madrid lost their 26th match and this is where the point difference is made and this point difference takes Atlético Madrid to the second position in the points table. Earlier we saw that Barcelona was at the first position of the points table and Real Madrid was at the second position of the points table. Recently Real Madrid's performance has been random because they were at the top of the points table but due to this random performance they have gone from the top of the points table to the third team in the points table. Currently Real Madrid's point number is 53, on the other hand, Barcelona's point number is 56, that is, Real Madrid is still 3 points behind Barcelona. If Real Madrid can't change this performance quickly, this point gap will get bigger going forward.