No margin for error. Atlético de Madrid have to win or win this Saturday (12:00) against Betis so as not to see his place in danger in the European zone. The rojiblancas drew last round against Sevilla (0-0) and They are two and three points behind Athletic and Granadilla, respectively. Two rivals who are also facing each other this weekend and who squeeze the Madrid team in a highly contested European area.
So exciting is the matter in the fight to get one of the tickets for the Champions League that if Atleti won and Real Sociedad lost, the rojiblancas could climb to second place in the table. For this reason, Atleti urgently needs to beat the Verdiblanco team.
The Madrid women also need to start chaining victories in order to clear up all doubts. With seven wins, four draws and two defeats, Óscar Fernández’s team has the goal of adding two of two possible victories before the end of 2021. Doing so will leave them in Europe this Christmas, depending on themselves.
“We have to add three at a time. Winning in Seville is very complicated, where only Barcelona have clearly won. Sevilla have a very clear identity and we add a point, which right now makes us angry, but we have to keep adding . The team plays better and better and now it’s time to think about Betis“, said the rojiblanco coach after the meeting at Jesús Navas.
The Atlético coach asked for confidence in a project that will have a new opportunity to vindicate itself on this day. “It is a new project, with many new players and a new coaching staff. We are in the top positions, so this has to give us confidence and continue to trust the project, “argued Óscar Fernández, whose objective is to return the rojiblanco team to the Champions League.