La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[HajiBagi]

I was expecting to see Atletico to lose this game against Barcelona,because they were super tired and they are not so focuse in Laliga they are now 100% in CHampion League mode. Anyways Barcelona cant think they were a good team because they win this hard match, Barcelona is right now in a good run but nothing more, they ar still a bad team for me, lets see how they do against Paris.

In all honesty, I wouldn't believe it if I were told that Barcelona would defeat Atletico Madrid without allowing them to score a single goal. However, I think the Atletico Madrid coach is to blame for the team's loss because the game was supposed to begin with Griezman and Depay, but the coach chose to start other players instead. Perhaps the coach believed Barcelona wouldn't perform well in that particular match.

Though many Barcelona fans believe that with this kind of performance they see with Barcelona, Barcelona can win the Champions League or laliga, in my opinion, Barcelona doesn't have any trophies to win this season. Instead, I believe that Atletico Madrid will be serious when they play Real Madrid, so that people will believe they are good. I love the performance that Barcelona played in the match. I also believe that this current squad of Barcelona can perform well and make another opportunity to qualify for the Champions League next season.

[Mayor of ogba]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Barcelona's play really impressed me; Athletico Madrid also had excellent chances, but their finishing were bad. I first assumed that Athletico Madrid would make the match difficult for Barcelona, but I was quite disappointed by their performance, especially their defensemen.

I think Barcelona's playing has really improved. Many fans blamed Xavi for not having a coaching strategy, but he is one of my top three favourite coaches this season because it is not easy to manage a team that does not have funds, and he is doing his best because he is currently second in the La Liga table and he still managed the team to the Champions League quarterfinals, which I'm hoping to see Barcelona in the Champions League final.

I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

[armanda90]

Atletico Madrid still has a chance to be in the top four. That's why it's too early to talk about these. The only team they can pass is Athletic Bilbao. If they surpass them in the rankings, they can play in UCL again. Maybe they will play in the semi-finals for UCL this year, but they should not lose their ranking in the league to be here next year. They must somehow learn to use the offensive zone more powerfully and more effectively.

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

[Ayers]

Atletico Madrid still has a chance to be in the top four. That's why it's too early to talk about these. The only team they can pass is Athletic Bilbao. If they surpass them in the rankings, they can play in UCL again. Maybe they will play in the semi-finals for UCL this year, but they should not lose their ranking in the league to be here next year. They must somehow learn to use the offensive zone more powerfully and more effectively.

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Atletico Madrid are now fifth in the points table after losing two matches in a row. There is no doubt that Atlético Madrid performed well against Inter Milan in the Champions League match. Atletico Madrid qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Inter Milan. Despite playing well in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid's performance in La Liga is weak and erratic. So far, Atletico Madrid team has performed well only in home matches. However, in the last match, Atletico Madrid lost 3-0 in the home match against Barcelona. If Atletico Madrid's performance does not continue, they will not be in the top four of the table.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

Atletico Madrid's opponents are very tough in the next few matches. Madrid will play against Villarreal in the next match. And then they will face Dortmund in the Champions League match. After that, Atletico Madrid will play against Girona and Dortmund in two matches. In these four matches, the opponent is strong. It will be very difficult for Atletico Madrid to win back to back.

[iamsange]

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

Diego Simeone had to rack his brains to organize a good squad to secure fourth place again. The defeat to Barcelona was clearly a blow because they lost important points. With the remaining matches becoming less and less, it really makes fans even more anxious. Yes, Atletico Madrid also has to share their concentration on the Champions League, I think with such a busy schedule it will be very difficult for Simeone to rotate players. However, I still believe that Los Cholchoneros will be able to get through that phase, because they have coaches and players who have a fighter's mentality during bitter times.

[Cryptmuster]

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

It is obvious that their main fight for the top 4 will be with Athletic Bilbao and just one point advantage is not yet critical. Real Sociedad cannot be a threat for them, since the difference of 9 points between them is too significant and Atletico is beyond their reach.

There are still doubts about Girona, how they will be able to spend the end of the season, if they continue to lose points like this, it could put them in a very difficult position. I think a team like Atletico cannot remain without the Champions League, but you are right that they will now have a very busy schedule, and perhaps that is why Athletic Bilbao will have an advantage.

[BlackBoss_]

Now Atletico Madrid is 1 point behind Bilbao who are in 4th place and the results of the last 5 matches Atletico Madrid have only been able to win 2 times which indicates that this team really cannot be consistent even though they have sufficient strength.
Now they have to share their concentration with the UCL quarter-final match, I think this will be a problem for the team and I am even starting to be pessimistic that this team will be able to recover and finish in the top 4 of the final standings.

This change is bad for Atletico Madrid even the difference is small because they will have to play two matches in Champions League quarter final. These matches will take a lot of focus and energy from Atletico Madrid players and possibly will cause one to more than two bad matches in La Liga. This will harm their chance to flip Athletic Club to get the fourth position back.

They already made mistake and lost the fourth position so from now, the only way to get that position back is fight and play well in coming matches. No other choices for Atletico Madrid but this is very bad because a few weeks ago, they are safe against Athletic Club in La Liga.

[RockBell]

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

when the game started it was as if the game was favoring Athletico Madrid because they were putting in the effort but it was not yielding any results and they lost their position of taking the fourth position I was expecting much from Barcelona and I was surprised at the performance that Barcelona displayed because if they're fans, and Barcelona fans did impress their fans, and Athletic Bilbaoare the one rocking the fourth position since Athletico Madrid, and since its just one point so there is still a chance for them to flip Athletic Bilbao very soon so it is not too late so they still have the chance for that fourth place. and if they facing Girona. it won't be easy because Girona is one hard nut to crack.  and Athletico Madrid have a lot of work to do if they want to succeed they still have the Champions League to battle with.

[klidex]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Many people think like that because Atletico Madrid playing at home will certainly play well against Barcelona who play as a visiting team, but it turns out that most people's predictions are wrong because Atletico Madrid is not able to keep up with Barcelona's increasingly better game. I am very happy to see Barcelona's performance. Every day is getting better and this will increase his confidence in facing the various matches he will face, this is a reference for Barcelona that his performance is still very strong, the proof is that he was able to beat Atletico Madrid at homes, even though as we know, this is a quite difficult match for Barcelona. but he was able to prove that he was still capable of beating top elite clubs.

Joao Felix only plays professionally like a player in general, where he is there he has to show his best performance, but this makes the club think more about keeping the player and not selling him to Barcelona because he knows the potential the player has, but this also depends on Joao Felix is he willing to return to Atletico Madrid or choose Barcelona to be the club he will fight for. It would be better if Joao Felix was at Barcelona because he feels comfortable there so that his performance stands out at the right club.

[rendravolt]

After the victory against Osasuna last week, Toni Kroos has very impressive statistics. At his current age he can still record a passing accuracy of 97% from 67 passes and I think he is indeed an important tempo-setting midfielder that Real Madrid needs. We know that it is very rare for a player to have similar statistics to Toni Kroos and experience speaks for itself.

I think it is very feasible if Toni Kroos gets an offer for another season to strengthen Real Madrid considering that there is no midfielder who can develop like him in the squad. While waiting for his successor with the same characteristics, I think Toni Kroos should pass on all his knowledge to other players like Camavinga, Valverde or Tchouameni. So that if he leaves Real Madrid later, there is no need to worry about getting a replacement.

[piebeyb]

There are still doubts about Girona, how they will be able to spend the end of the season, if they continue to lose points like this, it could put them in a very difficult position. I think a team like Atletico cannot remain without the Champions League, but you are right that they will now have a very busy schedule, and perhaps that is why Athletic Bilbao will have an advantage.

What I usually see when a team plays well at the start of the season is that they will usually play inconsistently towards the end of the season, either because of fatigue or because of injuries to key players, so seeing Girona often experience bad results I already understand why it is like that, a lot in In other big leagues, a team that is good at the start of the season will definitely be bad at the end of the season, but Girona still has a point difference that is difficult for Bilbao to catch and they can still recover from adversity to recover.

In their last five matches, Girona have suffered three defeats and it is really not good to lose points and Girona must be able to improve it in the next few matches, the remaining matches until the end of the season in order to be in the current position of finishing in the top four and getting a UCL ticket next season, of course it will also be difficult if Girona's key players are injured too, as long as their coach Míchel is able to rotate his players to perform better, I'm sure Girona will be successful in finishing in the top four and get a ticket to the UCL next season.

[wakier]

So that's the question for all of us, we see Atletico Madrid always having difficulty scoring goals even though they have 13 shots, obviously this is beyond our expectations because Atletico Madrid is playing at home they should be able to provide more accurate attacks but unfortunately not. Sometimes there are some things that cannot be explained in a match usually we call it a lucky factor well maybe in this fight Barcloan is more fortunate and they also have more ability.

Next we will wait for how Atletico Madrid's efforts to regain their place in the Champions League zone certainly very unfortunate if they only play in the European League next season even though this season they were able to reach the quarter final. Atletico Madrid still has the opportunity to collect 3 points or more in the remaining 9 matches but that will be a little disturbing their concentration in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid have tried hard to try to give their best as proven several times they tried to kick against Barcelona's goal. In fact, Barcelona's goalkeeper was too good so it was difficult to penetrate the defense. Until finally in this match the Atletico Madird players couldn't control their emotions and often received fouls until finally in the final minute Nahuel Molina received a red card.

No matter how hard Atletico Madrid tries, the fact is that they cannot beat Barcelona, who are currently on a good record. Atlético Madrid has lost the opportunity to fight for the top 3 positions because it continues to lose a lot of points recently. If its performance continues like this, Bilbao will take advantage of the opportunity to widen the gap with Atlético. Madrid is in the top four to get a UCL ticket and for Atlético Madrid he will probably play in the UEL because he has not performed optimally recently.

[Salahmu]

I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

It was truly surprising with how the match played out against Atletico Madrid, I never expected the goal to be this much against Atletico Madrid because there last match against Inter Milan they had a very good performance to the extend of wining Inter Milan when we no how impressive Inter Milan has been on there league, so I was thinking they still had the same performance but it was quite the opposite. However Barcelona on the other hand has been performing like a club that's un serious but are really progressing because who would have thought Barcelona will go this far after the poor performance they put during the beginning of the league, and for a while now they have been competing with Girona on the second position but right now they have an advantage over Girona but if Girona win there next match they will still become a challenge to Barcelona, so perhaps the competition among them is making them to become more consistent and more focus.

[Luzin]

and for a while now they have been competing with Girona on the second position but right now they have an advantage over Girona but if Girona win there next match they will still become a challenge to Barcelona, so perhaps the competition among them is making them to become more consistent and more focus.

If Girona's poor form continues due to instability until the end of the season, it is possible that Girona could drop back to 4th place. Currently La Liga has 9 games left and Girona has a 6-point gap with Atlhetic Club. It could even be thrown to number 5 because Atlhetic and Atlhetico Madrid are only 1 point apart. But if Girona wants to enter the UCL Zone then he must be able to stay at least at number 4 until the end of the season.

[asriloni]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Barcelona's play really impressed me; Athletico Madrid also had excellent chances, but their finishing were bad. I first assumed that Athletico Madrid would make the match difficult for Barcelona, but I was quite disappointed by their performance, especially their defensemen.

I think Barcelona's playing has really improved. Many fans blamed Xavi for not having a coaching strategy, but he is one of my top three favourite coaches this season because it is not easy to manage a team that does not have funds, and he is doing his best because he is currently second in the La Liga table and he still managed the team to the Champions League quarterfinals, which I'm hoping to see Barcelona in the Champions League final.

I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

It's only when I was atletico against Barcelona, and I was frequently watching other clubs play against Barcelona. I meant if Atletico appeared to be a different club when it faces barcelona as its opponent. This club was able to play perfectly against Real Madrid, but things changed dramatically when Atletico faced Barcelona which is very strange to see that how atletico madrid's patter changed so fast.
It appears to me that Atletico Madrid does not intend to beat Barcelona like the club was not playing seriously against it. Atletico missed an opportunity to help Real Madrid widen the gap even further which is very bad for madrid. It was a disappointing result for me. I did not expect Barcelona to batter Atletico Madrid by such large margins in the previous game and it pushes madrid to work even harder than before
Barcelona has transformed to play even better than before, which is an unbelievable result from Barcelona.

[giammangiato]

Player	Goal
Bellingham J.	16
Mayoral B.	15
Budimir A.	15
Dovbyk A.	14
Morata Á.	14
Sørloth A.	13
Guruzeta G.	13
Lewandowski R.	13
Vinícius Júnior	12
Duro H.	12
Griezmann A.	11
En-Nesyri Y.	10
Strand Larsen J.	10
Gerard Moreno	10
Uzuni M.	9
Williams I.	9
Omorodion S.	9
Oyarzabal M.	8
Rodrygo	8
Sávio	8
Joselu	8
Willian José	8

this is last turn for Bellingham for be out of play (cause red card) if i remember well.

[Justbillywitt]

Atletico Madrid still has a chance to be in the top four. That's why it's too early to talk about these. The only team they can pass is Athletic Bilbao. If they surpass them in the rankings, they can play in UCL again. Maybe they will play in the semi-finals for UCL this year, but they should not lose their ranking in the league to be here next year. They must somehow learn to use the offensive zone more powerfully and more effectively.

Difficult for Atletico Madrid get opportunity to be top fourth standings position this season after beating by Barcelona last match in front of their fans, current standings Athletic Bilbao leading the 4th position with one point remaining. Its crucial losses for Atletico Madrid with failed get three points automatically failed to reach to the top fourth position, left 9 matches later in La Liga Atletico Madrid must secure all three points if want get the top fourth position and most strong opponent teams waiting for against Girona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are potential teams will be losses points.

Have heavy schedule for Atletico Madrid upcoming matches later, not only how to return winning trend in domestic league but also Atletico must consistent well in Champion League against Dortmund on the first and second leg match. How much percentage possibilities for Atletico Madrid securing their top fourth standings behind the rival teams such as Bilbao and Girona just focus with domestic league only.

Diego Simeone had to rack his brains to organize a good squad to secure fourth place again. The defeat to Barcelona was clearly a blow because they lost important points. With the remaining matches becoming less and less, it really makes fans even more anxious. Yes, Atletico Madrid also has to share their concentration on the Champions League, I think with such a busy schedule it will be very difficult for Simeone to rotate players. However, I still believe that Los Cholchoneros will be able to get through that phase, because they have coaches and players who have a fighter's mentality during bitter times.

Yeah, I believe that Diego Simeone will turn things around for the club to qualify for next season champions league. The Man is experienced in the league and know what to do. Despite the loss to Barcelona I still believe that they will bounce back. Of a truth not many teams can beat Barcelona, it's just so unfortunate that Barcelona are not what they used to be if not I don't even see Atlético losing to a team like Barcelona as a shocking result. Barcelona in their glory days were destroying all their opponents and this Barcelona side has been showing good sign lately.

[Gallar]

I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

Before Barcelona's match against Atletico Madrid took place, I personally thought Barcelona would definitely win the match. Even though Barcelona has appeared erratic this season, I see the potential for Barcelona to recover at the end of the season. Because after all, Barcelona is a big team and don't forget that last season Barcelona was also able to finish at the top of the La Liga standings. So this season Barcelona can definitely achieve good results in La Liga, even though they won't be at the top of the standings, but at least Barcelona can be in second place. And I think this will not be difficult for Barcelona. Moreover, if Barcelona continues to be consistent with its current performance, it is certain that the matches it will face in the future will not be too difficult for Barcelona.

Apart from that, Barcelona also managed to enter the last 8 of the Champions League (UCL) after beating Napoli in the second leg. So this is a sign that Barcelona will rise again from its downturn. After various obstacles that came in the way, such as Xavi's departure from the coaching chair after this season, the team's poor performance, and the lack of financial matters. But now this doesn't seem to be a problem for Barcelona players. Because what I see from my point of view, currently the Barcelona players look happier and can make peace with the situation that befell their club. And currently the Barcelona players seem to have returned to focusing on the existing competition. So it is certain that with this, Barcelona will definitely shine again.

[Frankolala]

Moreover, Barcelona's performance this season has been less stable compared to Atletico, but now everything has changed and the additional 3 points have put Barcelona in second place in the standings. I think Atletico must know that all teams are the same and must try to win and not just focus too much on their local rivals like Real Madrid. The additional 3 points are important to maintain stability and also create a safe position in top competition.

I thought Atletico Madrid could make things difficult for Barcelona, but I was wrong. In fact I think like you, because they concede the ball too easily and it looks weak like in your picture. It seems Madrid have to learn a lot from Barcelona so they can make Atletico like a docile cat. It seems that Jao Felix became Barcelona's differentiating actor, with his anger he worked hard to make Simeone feel guilty about letting go.

Barcelona's play really impressed me; Athletico Madrid also had excellent chances, but their finishing were bad. I first assumed that Athletico Madrid would make the match difficult for Barcelona, but I was quite disappointed by their performance, especially their defensemen.

I think Barcelona's playing has really improved. Many fans blamed Xavi for not having a coaching strategy, but he is one of my top three favourite coaches this season because it is not easy to manage a team that does not have funds, and he is doing his best because he is currently second in the La Liga table and he still managed the team to the Champions League quarterfinals, which I'm hoping to see Barcelona in the Champions League final.

I thought Athletico Madrid would be difficult for Barcelona to win against in the league, but Barcelona surprised me with an easy win against Athletico Madrid at home. Barcelona's performance has improved lately, and it has helped them get some good results. Barcelona is now in second place in the La Liga table.

That defeat by Barcelona have a negative impact on Atletico Madrid, because they need to fight back their way to the top four, so that they can be in the Champions League next season, otherwise they will have to go for Europa cup.

Barcelona was able to show that they are superior over Atletico, no matter where the match is played. This was why it was very easy for them to win the match with 3 goals on a clean sheet. Only if Bilbao and Girona drop points, that is when there can be hope for Atletico to finish on top four.

[Catenaccio]

That defeat by Barcelona have a negative impact on Atletico Madrid, because they need to fight back their way to the top four, so that they can be in the Champions League next season, otherwise they will have to go for Europa cup.

Barcelona was able to show that they are superior over Atletico, no matter where the match is played. This was why it was very easy for them to win the match with 3 goals on a clean sheet. Only if Bilbao and Girona drop points, that is when there can be hope for Atletico to finish on top four.

Atletico Madrid have to pay more attention on their matches in La Liga. Losing a fourth position to Athletic Club is not good at all and the competitor is not weak. They are able to hold this fourth position till the season ending and Atletico Madrid have to be carefully with their matches and be ready to take advantage of any poor performance from Athletic Club. Such chance will not be too often appear and if Atletico Madrid waste such rare chance, they will lose against Athletic Club after all.

Most important is they must get good results from their own matches first as if they continue to lose points, their chance will only become smaller.