There is another big club in La Liga that has collapsed, and this big club is Simeone's Atletico Madrid! In a La Liga play-off match that ended last night, Atletico once again broke the super cold away, losing 1-2 to relegation team Granada. After Atletico's upset defeat in this game, they suffered four consecutive defeats in the league, and the points continued to stay at 29 points, as many as 17 points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table. It can be said that Atletico, like Barca, have completely withdrawn from the title race this season.
1-2 upset, Atletico 4 consecutive defeats collapsed,
Simeone's team, something has definitely gone wrong in the recent past! In this match with Granada, in terms of the strength of both sides, Atletico is undoubtedly the big favorite side to win. Coupled with the fact that they have suffered three consecutive defeats before, Simeone is sure to hope to regain confidence from Granada. However, the course of the game was somewhat disappointing. Atletico scored lightning in the opening 2 minutes, but in the following game, their defense made mistakes again, conceding two goals in a row.
In the 17th minute of the match, Marches helped Granada equalize. In the following matches, Atletico repeatedly wasted good chances to score goals. In the 61st minute of the second half, Granada scored his second goal and Molina helped the team reverse the score 2-1. Although there were still more than 30 minutes left for Atletico, their forward line was in vain, Correa and Suarez missed the opportunity to score goals, and finally Simeone had to witness a big upset again. After losing this game, Atletico have suffered four consecutive defeats in the league, the team directly lost 12 points, and the road to the championship has collapsed.
17 points behind Real Madrid, the title race is completely hopeless
With Atletico suffering a four-game losing streak in the league, their points have gradually been swept away by The Crown, and they are now as many as 17 points behind the Galacticos. Judging from the stability of Real Madrid, it is basically impossible for Atletico to catch up with the points this season and pose a threat to Real Madrid. They are now only 1 point ahead of Barca, and the 2 giants are really difficult brothers.
Why did Atletico suddenly collapse? After returning to Griezmann on loan this season, it stands to reason that Atletico's strength should increase unabated. However, in terms of results, they are far inferior to last season. Judging from the last 4 rounds, there must have been problems within Atletico. In particular, the relationship between Suarez and Simeone has had a great impact on the atmosphere within the team. In addition, the return of Griezmann has also upset the locker room balance of Atletico to a certain extent.