Meanwhile, when Real Madrid won the El Clasico match, their city rivals, Atletico, actually lost to Alaves. I didn't think that Atletico would be this easy to beat, especially with a score of 2-0, I think it's quite embarrassing. Atletico should have been able to reply to the goal or better yet turn things around but unfortunately Diego Simione's squad had to fall with this less than good result.
I was surprised to see the mentality of the Atletico Madrid players who, after losing in the UCL, lost in La Liga. Maybe their spirits are starting to wane? If they continue to decline, it is possible that Bilbao will move up and down from 4th position in the standings. Because the next match will be very decisive for the two teams who meet at the weekend. Atletico Madrid must rise if they want to remain in the UCL next season and focus on maintaining their current position. Overtaking Girona is not an easy thing, with a difference of 7 points and will continue to create a difference of only one option for Atletico Madrid by strengthening its position in the top 4.
Atletico was really very disappointing, obviously, because basically Alaves was also a promoted team this season but in fact, in their match yesterday, basically Atletico still had good statistics in the match. But still, Atletico failed to score a goal and instead of scoring an equalizer to make it 1-1, in fact Atletico conceded for the second time in the match so Alaves managed to win with a score of 2-0, and Alaves managed to end the previous three consecutive defeats.
Also, regarding the next match, the reality is that Atletico will play at home against Bilbao but, even though they are still in competition for fourth place, but the reality is that recently the performance of Atletico and Bilbao has also decreased. But yes, if for example Bilbao beat Atletico then Bilbao and Atletico will have the same points, but Bilbao wins in total goals. Therefore, if for example Bilbao manages to beat Atletico then Bilbao will overtake Atletico even though their points tally is the same.
But yes, considering Bilbao's performance which has also declined in the last three matches, then I doubt Bilbao in the match against Atletico later, and it looks like Atletico will be able to maintain its position in the top four.
By the way, I might be one of the victims of Atletico bad result against Alaves yesterday. LOL