Atletico madrid shouldn't be dropping points at this very crucial moment of the season. They've done a really great job this season, but just couldn't keep up with the momentum for long. I expected them to have won this game, and close the gap in that top 3, but they've let the opportunity slip from their own hands. It is better to win your games, than to draw or lose, and start hoping that another team doesn't get more points. 9 more games to go after the other top two rap's up the this game week. Anything can still happen, but Atletico needs to put in more effort.
But they are doing it already, yea they have really been great earlier this season but all they are doing now will make their performance earlier this season to be a waste of effort and energy, their performance this season was the reason why many of us believed that things may change in the title race this season but they started sliding when they lost to Getafe on a 2:1 defeat against them followed by their loss to Barcelona which ended on a 2:4 in favour of Barcelona, it is too bad that they've to play draw today, they scored on 38th minutes of the match, personally I thought they will score again to win the match because I see them as the better side but to my greatest surprise Espanyol that's in the 15th position in their league standings equalized the goal to deprive them winning, at this point am not expecting anything from athletico Madrid again, what they should be fighting now is to remain in the top four until this season end, that's my take.