Agreed, losing like that can be a huge blow to the team’s confidence. Atletico played well and kept Barcelona under control for most of the match, but the ending was a complete disaster. Barca once again showed their mentality and ability to turn games around—this is their second major comeback in a month. Atletico now has to find a way to rebuild their confidence quickly, or their season could unravel.
Although it might look funny, but it seems some of the teams that were knocked out of the UEFA champions league are having poor results. Liverpool have not been doing well since they were defeated by Real Madrid and they have lost an important game. Atletico Madrid also lost a game that almost everyone thought they had won. Maybe the disappointment or psychological effects of leaving one of the most prestigious trophies in Europe are too much to easily forget. I think the coach of ATM has so much work to do to revive the confidence of his boys. Undoubtedly it was an outstanding performance from Barcelona.
The fatigue factor and disturbed mentality are one of the reasons that make them lose momentum in other competitions, as is the case for Atletico in this week's match, and actually not only Atletico are affected but also Liverpool Carabao Cup and Bayern in the Bundesliga continue to have the same obstacles this week even Liverpool must give the trophy that is in sight for Newcastle.
Atletico played very well but their focus was destroyed in the last 20 minutes which made a fairly comfortable victory disappear just like that with an extraordinary comeback from Barcelona, but indeed they also did not play badly it was just a mistake at the crucial minute that made them like this and now their momentum is quite detached even though the chance of competition is still there but their pribability is clearly getting lower now when talking about the trophy hunt.