The Colchoneros keep their lead in the lead, while the Merengues stagnated in third
So it goes La Liga from Spain after the draw between Atlético de Madrid and the Real Madrid
The Atlético de Madrid stays at the top with 59 points and five away on the Real Madrid, which is in third place, after a 1-1 draw in the Derby of the capital of Spain
Diego Simeone’s team lost the advantage in the last minutes, because the Real Madrid he started to press and goalkeeper Jan Oblak could no longer hold out. The merengue team, with the tie, made little sense, as they couldn’t cut their distance in the general table.
For his part, Atlético de Madrid is most benefited with the equalizer in the Wanda Metropolitano, because not only his distance with the Real MadridInstead, they increased their lead over second place Barcelona to three points.
There was controversy in the game, as a Toni Kroos center hit Felipe’s hand, inside the area, causing the whistling Hernández Hernández to go to the VAR. The referee decided it was not a penalty and that was one of the factors influencing the odds Real Madrid to achieve victory.
After Derby of Madrid There are 11 days to play in the league, but the players led by ‘Cholo’ Simeone have one less match than their two closest rivals, as only on March 10th will they face Athlétic de Bilbao, in a game corresponds to the date 18.
However, there are two more games on the calendar pertaining to the top three places at the general table and in both the protagonists are Barcelona. On day 30 he will have the Real Madrid at Alfredo Di Stefano, while he will receive at the Camp Nou at the age of 35 Atlético de Madrid, duels that will be central to the final leg of the Spanish football championship.