Atlético got the three points against Real Sociedad, although he did it with a lot of suffering after having played a very good first half. The rojiblanco team could have solved the game, but it was failed in the face of the goal, which caused it to go through nerves at the end of the match. Atlético went through a slump in results but has faced the final stretch of the season at a good level. These are some of the keys to the resurrection of the Madrid team.
Carrasco. The Belgian has given Atlético a lot of breathing space in offensive aspects. In each game he is being one of the best. Against Barcelona it was a nightmare for the rival defense and against Real the same thing happened. In addition, he scored the first goal of the match. In the last seven meetings he has scored four goals and given four assists. Since the game against Betis, on April 11, Carrasco has not stopped being decisive. He scored against Betis, Eibar, Huesca and Real Sociedad. And he gave two assists against Eibar, Athletic and Elche. The Belgian has been a magical month.
Marcos Llorente. Something similar happens with Marcos Llorente, who continues to be one of Atlético's best players. Luis Suárez has not scored since last March 21 and has stalled at 19 goals. Marcos Llorente scored goals against Eibar, two, and Elche; and gave two assists in the match against Huesca and one against Real Sociedad. The man from Madrid has performed spectacularly all year and continues at a high level. As if that were not enough, Correa has also been fundamental. His desire infects and he is a player who tries again and again during games.
Character. Atlético shot with pride in this final stretch, just as Barcelona and Real Madrid stalked. The Madrid team played two very dangerous games, against Eibar and Huesca, inferior rivals, but encounters that tend to choke the Madrid team. He lost in Bilbao, but then he did get caste in the matches against Elche and Barcelona. At the Camp Nou he went for the win from the first minute, something he has suffered from in some crashes and has been criticized by his fans. The team has been a leader for many days and has not wanted to throw away the work of a whole season.
Physical level. Atlético imposed a very strong rhythm at the Camp Nou and the same thing happened against Real Sociedad. Against both teams he made very good first half times. He did not take advantage of his chances and that could cost him dearly against the Basque team. But the physical waste was important in both games. It gives the impression that the team has reached the end physically quite well, with the main players feeling protagonists.
Oblak. In the first part of the championship, Atlético won their matches and the Slovenian did not make miraculous stops like last season. But in this second part of LaLiga, his team did need him. And has responded. In Barcelona he was very safe and the same thing happened against Real Sociedad. The goalkeeper had good interventions in both games. Oblak has been there when his team needed him. In the last six games he only conceded against Athletic, two goals, and against Real Sociedad, one goal.
Football. Regardless of what the results say, the team has played good games in this final stretch. He did it against Eibar, Huesca and in phases against Athletic. And also in Barcelona and against Real Sociedad. Against the Basque team he was much higher until the last twenty minutes. If Atlético had had a little more aim, they would not have been in trouble in some of the games.