The Athletic of Madrid added this Tuesday his thirteenth victory in what it goes of League and increased his advantage in the classification. The rojiblancos won to the Seville by 2-0 with goals of Ángel Correa and Saúl Ñíguez and are more leaders. Lyou of the Cholo Simeone, that have 41 points, take him out right now 4 to the Real Madrid, second with 37, and 7 to the FC Barcelona, that is third with 34.
The colchoneros had in front to one of the best teams of the championship in which it went the party retarded corresponding to the day one. In spite of everything, the Atleti went back to throw of job and personality, and with a perfect approach of his trainer, was upper and deserved win to the Seville. Correa marked the first in the minute 17 and this target encarriló the commitment for the ones of Wanda Metropolitan.
Already in the second part, Saúl annotated the second to fault of little less than a chamber of hour for the end, sentencing of this form the crash. The ones of Julen Lopetegui tried it and had his options, but could not beat to Jan Oblak neither with the 1-0 neither with the definite 2-0. With this result, the Andalusians remain in the sixth place with 30 points in 17 parties, a crash less than Barça and Madrid. The Athletic, by his part, still has two meetings less than merengues and Catalans, and could expand his income.
It fits to stand out that Villarreal and Real Sociedad remain fourth and fifth, respectively. The 'Yellow Submarine' has 32 points in 18 duels, whereas the donostiarras add 30 in 19. Both will follow litigating by the Champions League in which right now it is the Barcelona. The culés at last assent in places of League of Champions and his aim now is the second square in which now it is the Madrid.
It is necessary to say that the group colchonero will go back to play this 21 January against the Eibar to domicile. Neither madridistas neither Barcelona will play because have the diecisesiavos of Glass of Rey, by what the ones of Simeone could put in case to win with a +7 regarding the merengues and a +10 regarding the culés. If this happened, still would have some parties less and could put with 19 and 13 points of advantage, respectively.
The Athletic is more leader and more favourite
The Atleti has encarrilada this League, as they show his numbers, and would have to lose the two meetings that has still pending so that Barcelona and Madrid had options. In this case, the ones of Ronald Koeman and the ones of Zinedine Zidane could approach and dream with the title. But by the moment all this are elucubraciones and the only reality is that the rojiblancos are more leaders and more favourite that never.