I watched the game between Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona and it wasn't a game both teams are ready to lose but it happened that Barcelona won. I thought it would end in a draw but when Atletico started doing their counter and defending Barcelona took it personal and it happened that they won ATM, they were too relaxed and they thought they could defend till the end of the game but Barcelona took advantage of the situation at hand, both teams did very well right from the beginning to the end but I don't think Atletico Madrid are the best in the world or in that encounter, so what is Diego Simone talking about, where on earth is he getting this idea from? Sometimes these coaches just say things that they know isn't true, is Atletico Madrid the best in the world even as they lost to Barcelona?
I will not call this victory of Barcelona an accident because they won with a lot of hard work and Atletico Madrid's defeat was inevitable. Atletico Madrid was ahead in terms of goals but could not maintain their performance. Barcelona was desperate to score from the beginning of the match and missed a chance in the fifth minute of the match when Yamal He shot off the post from a pass given by Dani Olmo. Barcelona was excellent in their performance and what I noticed was the lack of morale among Atletico Madrid players and the weakness of their defense. Their morale may have been a little low after losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League match. Although Barcelona was behind in terms of goals, they did not lack the attacking range expected to score and they left the field with a victory. Atletico Madrid are a good team but it would be too much to ask for the best team in the world because their performance is currently down compared to the start of the season.
Barcelona knew what will happen if they allow Atletico Madrid get all 3pt and it would have been game over because the 3 teams won't want to lose and drop point while hoping for others to make that mistake. I don't think the champions league game they lost to Madrid was the cause of what killed Atletico Madrid's morale, they were over confidence after leading by 2 goals against Barcelona and that's bad if you're playing against Barcelona who are also fighting to get that top spot and secure the 3pt, you go all out to give your best and also defend more too, they should have continue to press and defending just like they did to Bayer Leverkusen but they failed. Barcelona will continue their good form till the last day, for now the whole thing is in the hands of the top 3 teams.