The Athletics dreams of LaLiga, but Real Madrid Y Barcelona they want to prevent it. The sensations of the team on The league far from being bad. Simeone's pupils continue as LaLiga leaders. But the positive data has been diluted: Atleti reached 50 points (out of 57 possible) in the first 19 league games to 17 (out of 33) in the last 11. An advantage that could have been extended in certain games that lost points that they will miss.
Atlético's defensive reliability has been positive throughout the campaign. The proof of this is that it is the team that fits the least (20). If we go back to November, we come across some devastating data: the colchoneros did not concede a goal in the League for four consecutive days (Cádiz, Barcelona, Valencia and Valladolid).
After the game against Madrid in December, the defense lost its effectiveness: they were scored by Elche, Alavés, SD Éibar, Valencia, Cádiz, Celta, Granada, Levante, Athletic, Sevilla and Betis. In the last seven games, the colchoneros have conceded six goals. The mattresses face the final stretch with a lot of pressure.
Oblak, el salvador
One of the great reasons that Atleti continues in the upper part lies in the role of Oblak. The goalkeeper is a guarantee and his future is unknown “I have a contract here and I have not talked about the interest of other teams. It is my representative's issue. I have kept quiet because I have always seen that we can do something more. The desire that I have had to lift titles here has made me stay. A player in the end plays where he wants, “he revealed in the Ser string.