At 1:00 Beijing time on April 21, the 33rd round of La Liga, Griezmann missed a good opportunity, and the defending champion Atletico Madrid sat at home to draw a 0-0 draw with the relegation team Granada. In just 24 hours, Barca received two consecutive gifts and secured their top four positions in La Liga.
After 32 rounds, Barca, Sevilla and Atletico madrid all have 60 points to rank 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the table, while Real Betis is fifth with 57 points and only three points from the Champions League zone. According to the schedule, Barca are about to face real sociedad, and the slightest carelessness may fall out of the top four.
But Barca certainly wouldn't have expected that competitors would brake.
The first to play was Real Betis, who suffered a deadly defeat at home, losing 0-1 to Elche, and midfielder Paul Akuco was also sent off before the end of the game for retaliating against his opponents, which can be said to be a loss and a loss.
Only 24 hours later, Atletico also rolled over. Facing Granada, who is in the bottom 3rd place, the defending champion has the upper hand, with 64%-36% possession and 21-7 shots on goal! However, Griezmann, Correa and Carrasco collectively lost their souls, and only 1 shot was on target.
After 94 minutes of fighting, Atletico drew 0-0 at home to Granada, winning both home and away legs (1 draw and 1 loss). In the last three rounds, Atletico have only won 1 win, drawn 1 and lost 1 loss, conceding a total of 5 points.
In the last round, Atletico did not beat Espanyol with a controversial penalty until the 99th minute, and now they are forced to draw with Granada, scoring only one sports goal in 34 shots in two games, much to Simeone's displeasure.
So far, Real Madrid has ranked first with 75 points in the 32 rounds, Atletico 2 with 61 points in the 33 rounds, Barca 3rd with 60 points in the 31st round, Sevilla 4th with 60 points in the 32 rounds, Real Betis 5 with 57 points in the 33rd round, and 6th with 56 points in the 32nd round of Real Sociedad.
Real Madrid led the table with a trail of victory, and Ancelotti will soon become the first manager to win the top five leagues, writing an incredible history. There is only one point difference between Atletico, Barca and Sevilla, and the battle for runners-up has entered a white-hot stage.
Although Barca were temporarily squeezed to no. 3 in the table, they played two rounds less than Atletico, and the initiative was actually in their own hands. According to the regulations, only the top two of the season can participate in the Spanish Super Cup, with a prize money of 5 million euros, which is definitely a piece of fat for Barca, which is definitely a piece of fat for the financially difficult.