He Atlético de Madrid harvested on Saturday at the Alfredo di Stéfano against Real Madrid his first LaLiga defeat, ending a 26-game unbeaten streak between the last championship and the current one. Almost eight and a half months, since February 1, without falling. The dernbi is back to ball.
This stumble, coupled with the tie of the Real society In Anoeta against Eibar (1-1) it has caused the San Sebastian side to hunt down the rojiblanco at the top of the classification. The team led by Imanol Sheriff, yes, it has the same points as that of Diego Simeone, 26. Both teams have the same goal difference in favor (+17), although Real is first for having two more goals in favor than Atlético (23-21).
In any case, the colchoneros have played two fewer games than the Basques, so they continue to depend on themselves to conquer LaLiga, even though it is premature to make this statement considering that only a third of the championship has been played.
Behind Real Sociedad and Atlético is Real Madrid, with 23 (three less than the co-leaders and a more disputed day than those of the Cholo Simeone, and fourth is the Villarreal, with 22 points.