Al -Malab newspaper – Atletico Madrid received a painful blow, with its sudden fall against Getafe, with a score of 1-2 in La Liga, in a match that was not taken into account, to be a stumbling block of the coach Diego Simeone’s team.
Atletico Madrid’s balance was frozen at 56 points in third place in the La Liga table, after 27 games.
But the defeat against Getafe was not just a loss of 3 points, but rather in a sensitive timing, which could make the entire season evaporate for the Atleti during the next few days.
Strange end
Atletico Madrid has presented a strong season so far, as it achieved a series of successive victories in La Liga, and put himself in the competition for the title, alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The Atleti was not merely a local competitor, but also a European shine by qualifying for the price of the Champions League final, after he finished fifth in the league stage with 18 points during 8 games.
But the defeat against Getafe was an unexpected painful blow, and all the achievements of Al -Rukhi Blancos put at stake this season.
Fateful
Atletico, his biggest test this season, will take place when Real Madrid will meet, tomorrow, Wednesday, in the second leg of the Champions League final, then collides with Barcelona in a fiery confrontation in La Liga, before facing the Catalan team again in the second leg of the King’s Cup semi -final.
There is no doubt that these three matches will determine the fate of the Atleti season, either to continue to compete for more than one front, or get out of the scene completely.
The confrontation of the traditional rival Real Madrid is the most important confrontation for Atletico, as leaving the European Championship, will mean losing a long -awaited dream for many years.
Atletico Madrid will face a great difficulty, especially with his loss in the first leg of the first leg, and he has not achieved throughout its history, positive results against Real Madrid in the European Championship.
Real Madrid also has a great experience in dealing with such confrontations, which doubles the pressure on the coach Simeone battalion.
After the Champions League match, there will be no time to rest, as Atletico Madrid will face his opponent Barcelona, at a summit that might determine the path of La Liga.
There is no doubt that the loss of this match may mean Al -Rukhi Blancos from the competition race for the Spanish League title this season, as the Catalan team is in a good period with its coach Hans Felk.
In a few weeks, Atletico Madrid will face Barcelona, but this time in the King’s Cup.
Al-Rukhi Blancos, his Catalan opponent, will host, in the second leg of the semi-finals, after he settled the first leg 4-4.
Perhaps the opportunity to crown a local championship, it may be the only hope if the Atleti stumbles in the Champions League and La Liga.
The task of rescuing
Coach Diego Simeone, who has led Atletico Madrid to achieve great successes over the past decade, is now facing one of his most difficult moments as coach of the team.
It can be said that Simeone’s success during this period may enhance his position as one of the greatest coaches of Atletico Madrid throughout history, but failure may mean the end of his project with the team.
Everyone is waiting impatiently for how “Chulu” will deal with this pressure, and can the team lead to cross this critical stage, or will its dreams be broken in front of the two giants Real Madrid and Barcelona?
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