Real Madrid and Barcelona got wins in the weekend and Atletico Madrid dropping points in a disappointing game, losing the game wasn’t as disastrous as conceding four goals in a game they had control over and were two goals ahead.Real Madrid and Barcelona stand equal in points as things stand while Atletico Madrid drop four points behind from last night’s game, the competition just gets more interesting as weeks go by.
Barcelona have one more match and if they win it, they will have 3 points more than Real Madrid and get good advantage in La Liga when the season is counting down its very last matches. 10 more match days and we will know the champion of La Liga 2024 - 2025 season, and it seems the race now is for only Barcelona and Real Madrid. Assuming Barcelona win that match, they will have 7 points more than Atletico Madrid, that are very big and there is almost no chance for Atletico Madrid.
Initially Atletico played very well, they managed to withstand Barcelona attacks by forming a solid defense, one goal scored at the end of the first half made them more confident in the second half.
Playing with a strong opponent, you must focus on the whole match and if you fail to maintain your concentration, you will have high risk of losing the match. Atletico Madrid in the match with Barcelona is an example, they played well undoubtedly but they lost two goal advantage very quickly, and within very last minutes of the match, they lost the match easily too. A defeat is a defeat, but losing a match like this is more painful than other defeats if you don't score and lead with two goals first.
Many years ago, it's a final match between AC Milan and Liverpool. AC Milan led 3 - 0 but let Liverpool equalizing it and in penalty shootouts, AC Milan lost.