'EXTRA' CONCERN FOR REAL MADRID
Two points! Atlético 'stalks' Real Madrid in the table
After winning the Madrid derby in Vallecas, Atlético de Madrid has cut the gap with Real Madrid to two points. If they don't wake up, Carlo Ancelotti's men could finish third
The defeat of the Real Madrid in front of the Villarreal (2-3) no only has meant that the FC Barcelona can put to fifteen points of advantage, if it wins this Monday against the Girona in the Spotify Camp Nou, but also that they could see peligrar the second position of LaLiga Santander, in hands of an Athletic of Madrid that is in his moment more regulate of the course and that has remained to two units of the madridistas.
The ones of the 'Cholo' Simeone have won, with quite a lot of suffering, to the Ray Vallecano in his visit to Vallecas. The goals tempraneros (and followed) of Nahuel Molina and Mario Beautiful gave quite tranquility to the 'colchoneros', but the golazo that invented Fran García in the last minutes of the clash gave hopes to a group 'rayista' that looked for the tie until the last instant.
The Athletic, more near of the Madrid
With his victory of this Sunday, the Athletic great 57 points in the classification, two less than the Real Madrid that remained with 59 to fault of ten days so that it finish the season. From the derbi in Santiago Bernabéu (1-1), the rojiblancos have won all his parties and live his best moment of the course, whereas for the madridistas is all the contrary.
And it is that, although in the Champions League and Glass of Rey have showed his best version, in LaLiga the Real Madrid has been too irregular. They have lost two of his last five parties, with another tie. The 'disconnection' has cost him very expensive to the group madridista that, if no espabila, could remain also without the second square of the domestic championship.
The calendar of the Madrid and Athletic
By in front, both teams have ten finals to litigate by the second place of LaLiga. In the case of the Madrid, will confront to the Cádiz of visitor (J29), for afterwards receive to the Celtic (J30) and travel to Barcelona for the crash in front of the Girona (J31). Next, they will confront home to the Almería (J32) and of visitor to the Real Sociedad (J33) before the final of Glass of Rey. The last five parties will be in front of the Getafe, in the Bernabéu, by the day 34, Valencia in Mestalla (J35), Ray home (J36), Seville in the Pizjuán (J37) and Athletic in Chamartín by the last date.
By his part, the Athletic will confront to the Almería (J29) and FC Barcelona (J30) of visitor, before receiving to the Mallorca (J31) and visit to the Valladolid (J31). In the day 32 will confront to the Cádiz in the Metropolitan and a date later will travel to Elche to go back to play home in front of the Osasuna (J34) and visit to Espanyol (J35). They will close the course with parties in front of the Real Sociedad (J37) and Villarreal (J37).