Atlético de Madrid won the match that was waiting and now has the same games as Barcelona and Real Madrid, teams with which they fight for the title in Spain
Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid, the main candidates for the LaLiga title, finally have the same number of games after Colchoneros defeated Athletic 2-1 on Wednesday.
ESPN Digital invites you to review what the Spanish football table is like and what follows for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, the favorite to be crowned champion.
HOW IS THE RANKING?
Atlético de Madrid is at the top of the standings with an important advantage over its closest rivals, however, “Cholo” Simeone’s team should not be trusted, as there are still 36 units to play. After their victory against Bilbao, Colchoneros has 62 points, six points ahead of Barcelona (56) and eight points different from Real Madrid (54). On the fourth place is Sevilla with 48 units and on the fifth place Real Sociedad with 45 points. It should be noted that these five clubs are currently ranked at European competitions next season.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR ATLÉTICO DE MADRID?
Colchoneros will have a difficult start in April, with two visits to Andalusia in a week to face Sevilla and Betis of Mexicans Andrés Guarded and Diego Lainez. However, the key date in Atlético’s calendar would be May 9, the day they will face Barcelona and the result could define the LaLiga champion.
Here is the schedule that Atlético de Madrid left in the Spanish championship:
Getafe (local)
Alavés (travel)
Seville (travel)
Real Betis (away)
Huesca (local)
Athletic (away)
Eibar (Local)
Elche (travel)
Barcelona (travel)
Real Sociedad (local)
Health (local)
Real Valladolid (away)
WHAT’S NEXT FOR BARCELONA?
The rest of the campaign for the culé team is marked by the visit to the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium to face Real Madrid and the clash against Atlético de Madrid at the Camp Nou. Although these would be the most important matches for Barcelona in their aspirations to win LaLiga, the team led by Ronald Koeman several complicated clashes in front, highlighting the commitments against Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Valencia.
Here is the schedule that Barcelona left in the Spanish championship:
Huesca (local)
Real Sociedad (travel)
Real Valladolid (Home)
Real Madrid (away)
Getafe (local)
Villarreal (travel)
Granada (local)
Valencia (travel)
Atlético de Madrid (Home)
Lifting (moving)
Celta de Vigo (Local)
Eibar (travel)
WHAT IS NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?
Merengues have a difficult season finale as they face seven clubs that are currently in the Top 10 LaLiga. In the rest of the “White House” calendar, El Clásico against Barcelona stands out, as well as the matches against Real Betis and Sevilla. On the other hand, Madrid will face Elche and Eibar in the coming weeks, two of the weakest clubs in the league for what would be six safe points for Zidane’s team.
Elche (local)
Celta de Vigo (away)
Eibar (Local)
Barcelona (Local)
Cadiz (travel)
Real Betis (Home)
Getafe (away)
Health (local)
Seville (Local)
Granada (travel)
Athletic (away)
Villarreal (local)