This Saturday, January 18, La Liga leader, Atlético Madrid lost against Leganés (1-0)… Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty enough to do business for Real Madrid and Barça.
This is perhaps a key defeat in the title race in Spain… This Saturday, January 18, in a small derby, Atlético Madrid lost 1-0 on the Leganés lawn. At the end of the match Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty… Atlético Madrid is now within reach of Real Madrid, who can take the lead in the championship this Sunday against Las Palmas. For its part, Barça can return to 3 units of the Colchoneros in the event of a victory for Getafe this Saturday evening.
Simeone remains optimistic and still believes in the title
At a press conference, Diego Simeone accepted defeat after “15 wonderful matches”. The Atlético Madrid coach is optimistic about the title race. “When you are used to winning, it is more difficult to lose because it is very pleasant. Obviously it hurts to lose, but it’s part of the journey and you have to accept it,” analyzed El Cholo as reported by Marca.
“The year we won La Liga, we lost to Levante and to Almeria,” recalled the Argentine coach. “You can win and lose with anyone. Barcelona have lost five times even though they are playing the best, they probably shouldn’t have lost any of those five defeats.” joked Diego Simeone, who has been increasing his attacks against Barça and Real Madrid in recent days.
