In the early morning of May 16, Beijing time, the 36th round of La Liga fought fiercely, among which Atletico Madrid defeated Getafe away, and after this battle, they also locked the top four in 2 rounds in advance and got a ticket to the Champions League next season.
Before that, Atletico were eight points ahead of Athletic Bilbao and they only needed one more win to secure a top-four finish. Although it was an away game, Atletico broke out completely under heavy pressure, they did not give Getafe any chance, and under the leadership of Griezmann, Atletico Madrid finally won 3-0.
In this game, all three goals were scored by Antoine Griezmann, and each one was more beautiful than the other. In the 27th minute, De Paul sent a cross to Griezmann's toe to stop the ball, and then faced the flying goalkeeper, he scored the ball for the first time, and the visitors led 1-0.
Before half-time, Atletico Madrid caused chaos with Antoine Griezmann on the left side of the penalty area, and then fired a shot from a tight angle, the ball bounced into the goalkeeper's hand and into the goal, making it 2-0.
Atletico Madrid's third goal occurred in the 51st minute, when Atletico Madrid's front field cooperated with a succession, completely tearing apart the opponent's defense, Griezmann stepped forward to take the ball, and immediately got up with his feet and shot low, penetrating the goalkeeper's big and small goals, and finally completed the hat trick, and also helped Atletico Madrid beat the opponent 3-0.
After this victory, the top four of La Liga this season were also officially released, and Atletico Madrid got 11 points behind fifth-place Athletic Bilbao (Athletic Bilbao was reversed 1-2 away by Celta de Vigo in this round) and qualified for the Champions League two rounds in advance. Together with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona, all four La Liga teams that will participate in the Champions League next season have been born.
Although they got the Champions League tickets in advance, Atletico Madrid still has a goal next, that is, to surpass Girona. Now they are 2 points away from their opponents, and with 2 rounds remaining, Atletico Madrid definitely have a hope of surpassing Girona to reach the top three, because this La Liga dark horse has been weak in follow-up, and they are now winless in 2 rounds, and the decline in form is very obvious.
In the last two rounds, Atletico Madrid will face Osasuna (home) and Real Sociedad (away), while Girona will face Valencia (away) and Granada (home). Both teams are in a difficult and easy match, but now Atletico Madrid have won four consecutive games and are in the best form, and the last two rounds could take all six points at any time, while Girona only needs to lose one game, they will be overtaken by Atletico Madrid, losing third place.
In the first half of this season, Girona and Real Madrid once played at the top of the table, but in the second half they gradually fell behind, missed the championship early, and now it is difficult to even guarantee the third, which is also a common problem of small and medium-sized teams, they are difficult to maintain the strongest combat effectiveness like the giant teams, most of the season, because Girona's configuration is much worse than the giants, once the core players are injured, or the state declines, the team's performance will be affected. Next season, Girona will participate in the Champions League, if there is no large-scale reinforcement, the league will definitely be affected, just like Union Berlin in the Bundesliga, after playing in the Champions League, this season in the league to be relegated, I hope Girona can learn a lesson and prepare for next season as soon as possible!