Atlético de Madrid won in the match that was still underway and now has the same matches as Barcelona and Real Madrid, teams with which it competes for the title in Spain
Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid, the main candidates for the LaLiga title, finally have the same number of matches after the Colchoneros beat Athletic 2-1 this Wednesday.
ESPN Digital invites you to check out what the Spanish football table is like and what’s next for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, the favorites to be crowned champions.
HOW IS THE RANKING?
Atlético de Madrid are at the top of the table with a significant advantage over its closest rivals, but ‘Cholo’ Simeone’s team cannot be trusted as there are 36 units to contest. After their victory over Bilbao, the Colchoneros have 62 points, six units ahead of Barcelona (56) and eight points ahead of Real Madrid (54). In fourth place is Sevilla with 48 units and in fifth place is Real Sociedad with 45 points. It should be noted that these five clubs are currently classified for European competitions next season.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR ATLÉTICO DE MADRID?
The Colchoneros will have a difficult start to the month of April with two visits to Andalusian territory in a week to meet Sevilla and Betis of the Mexicans Andrés Guarded and Diego Lainez. However, the key date on Atlético’s calendar would be May 9, the day they will play against Barcelona and the result could determine the LaLiga champion.
Here is the calendar that Atlético de Madrid left in the Spanish championship:
Getafe (local)
Alavés (Away)
Sevilla (Away)
Real Betis (Away)
Huesca (local)
Athletic (out)
Eibar (local)
Elche (Away)
Barcelona (away)
Real Sociedad (local)
Osasuna (local)
Real Valladolid (Away)
WHAT’S NEXT FOR BARCELONA?
The remainder of the campaign for the culé team is marked by their visit to the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium to take on Real Madrid and their clash against Atlético de Madrid at Camp Nou. While these would be the most important games for Barcelona in their ambitions to win LaLiga, the squad led by Ronald Koeman has some complicated confrontations ahead, highlighting the promises against Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Valencia.
Here is the calendar that Barcelona left in the Spanish Championship:
Huesca (local)
Real Sociedad (out)
Real Valladolid (House)
Real Madrid (away)
Getafe (local)
Villarreal (Away)
Granada (local)
Valencia (Away)
Atlético de Madrid (Home)
Levante (Away)
Celta de Vigo (local)
Eibar (absent)
WHAT’S NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?
The Merengues have a difficult end to the season as they compete against seven clubs that are currently part of the LaLiga Top 10. In the rest of the ‘White House’ calendar, both El Clásico are against Barcelona and the games against Real Betis and Sevilla on. On the other hand, Madrid will face Elche and Eibar, two of the championship’s weakest clubs in the coming weeks, for what would be six safe points for Zidane’s team.
Elche (local)
Celta de Vigo (Away)
Eibar (local)
Barcelona (local)
Cádiz (Away)
Real Betis (home)
Getafe (Off)
Osasuna (local)
Seville (local)
Granada (Away)
Athletic (out)
Villarreal (local)