A 7-year pending account

Before Saturday's game at the Camp Nou between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid it is inevitable not to recall the match of seven years ago between the same protagonists. It was the last day of the 13-14 championship and the team of Simeone started a draw at the Barça stadium that was the first league for the colchoneros in 18 years. Seven years of that have passed, but for the Catalans there is still a pending account.

Especially for four Blaugrana players who were that day defending the team led by Gerardo, Tata, Martino at that time. Piqué, Busquets and Messi were headlines that day, while Jordi Alba was on the bench and did not play for a minute party. For these four surviving players, the game is the opportunity to remove a painful thorn. Not only because that tie cost Barcelona the championship in front of its public but because A goal to Messi was annulled that was worth the championship by an offside that the own referee Mateu Lahoz, recognized time after that it was badly judged.

On the mattress side there are only two survivors of that match from seven years ago: Koke and coach Diego Pablo Simeone.

That game seven years ago was decisive and there could no longer be a correction option because it was the last day of the championship. Therefore, the situation is not the same for Saturday's game, because after the confrontation three games will remain for each team.

The margin of error exists after that game, what remains to be known is whether they will be able to take advantage of it. We must not forget that seven years ago this situation was reached after both teams failed on the penultimate round. Atlético gave Barcelona options by drawing at their stadium against Málaga, while Barcelona was unable to take advantage of this situation by drawing at zero in the Elche field. In case similarities were lacking, Real Madrid was also involved in the fight, that squandered his options to reach the last day of the championship with options when he lost at Balaídos 2-0. At that time, Madrid prioritized their options to win the Champions League. Precisely, he did it against Atlético de Madrid.