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Diego Pablo Simeone, in a press conference

COMPLICATED MOMENT FOR THE ATLETI

Simeone reveals the key point to 'survive' the last stretch of LaLiga

Published:26/04/2021 - 08:58h

Updated:26/04/2021 - 08:58h

The trainer of the Athletic of Madrid, the 'Cholo' Simeone, has pronounced regarding the final stretch of LaLiga and the options to the title

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The Athletic of Madrid goes in free fall in the last stretch of the season and the defeat in front of the Athletic of Bilbao, this Sunday, has been the last proof of this. The 'colchoneros' had achieved an advantage of until twelve points regarding the FC Barcelona, but his sinking in the last weeks has condemned them to remain almost without options to be leaders of the classification, depending on what do the Barça.

The most signalled in the Spanish capital is the 'Cholo' Simeone, to the one who once again him desactivaron the approach. The Bilbao arrolló to the Atleti in the first part and, when better were the 'colchoneros', Iñigo Martínez punished them with the so much of the victory. After the party, the Argentinian trainer has aimed that "they asked me that it considered more important in the end of League and have clear that the mental is key. We do not play the first time as we wanted to, the second was on the contrary and in this emotional balance that the teams have the one who can execute it better will be more near to win".

Regarding the possibility that the Barça assault the leadership this Thursday, Simeone has explained that "think that the Spanish championship always was accustomed to that it won Madrid and Barcelona, except that 2014 and some year that were near to litigate the championship to the end", and that in this course had a lot of points of advantage, but knew that the Barça and Madrid "did not go to go out of the continuous fight of all the years. It appears the Seville very well and generates us important situations. We are four in this research to finish the further up possible and now emotionally that that have mental strength will be more near to win", underlined.

The Athletic of Madrid is in a very complicated situation and will have to throw of epic to achieve win LaLiga Santander. Besides, they confront to a calendar of parties very complicated, that includes a visit to the Camp Nou to confront to the FC Barcelona, the next 8 May. In this day, the classification could direct and will go out, probably, the candidate to the title, considering that it will contest also the Seville-Real Madrid in the Pizjuán.

Fight to the end of LaLiga

The reality is that the Spanish championship is more contested that never. The distance between the four teams of the 'top 4' is minimum and any detail marker will finish determining the denouement of the championship. To this point, any error will cost the double and the candidates will have to be very accurate to avoid 'desengancharse' of the fight by the title.

Simeone, however, does not concern by the final stretch of season and trust the 'split to party' to arrive alive to the last days. "We are to think party to party. After this defeat occupies us arrive well to the party of the Elche, that will be competed as today and to try do it the best possible. It is thrilling, for people with mental fortress and the opportunity is, depends on we same", explained in press conference.