Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico are left in the championship race. Atletico Madrid is very close to winning their second La Liga trophy in their career.
Who has better chances?
During the weekend, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona dropped points because they played against each other. Keep in mind that game was playing in Catalonia, so Barcelona had more obligations to win the game. Unfortunately to Ronald Koeman, Barca could not make a big influence on the game and performance of the team. At the same time, Atletico Madrid was very close to scoring a goal and Ter Stegen helped Catalonian club to get one point in the match. Atletico was a leader before the game and stayed as a leader after the 35th round.
Real Madrid dropped two points against Sevilla and they could even lose the game. Sevilla was leading the match for the last 20 minutes and Los Blancos equalised in the final minute of the game. Eden Hazard’s accidental touch of the ball and Real Madrid scored the second goal in that game. Los Blancos have the same amount of points as Barcelona. Real Madrid is in a better position in the table because of the positive results while facing each other. As mentioned above, Atletico Madrid has two points more than Barca and Blancos.
Easy Calendar
It’s obvious that Atletico Madrid has a better calendar. They have to play two games at home stadium and one away. The next game will be played on Wednesday at home stadium against Real Sociedad. They will face Osasuna and Valladolid (away) also. Real Madrid has to play two away games and a home match. Los blancos will face Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Granada. There are big chances that Merengues might lose a few points in those tough games. Barcelona will face Levante, Celta and Eibar in the last round.