It was a very positive day for Barcelona this Sunday in La Liga. Ronald Koeman’s men beat Villarreal 2-1 with a brace from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann (28 ‘and 35’) and finished 3rd with 71 points and one game less. A few hours later, Atlético de Madrid, leaders with 73 years, lost 2-1 during their visit to Athletic Club Bilbao. If Barca beat Granada on Thursday (deadline) they could be the absolute leader of the tournament, a difficult time for Madrid sides in a burning Spanish league. Real Madrid drew Betis on Saturday and were in second place with 71 points, while Atlético lost to Athletic and are the leader but with the pursuers on their heels. Besides Barça’s victory, Sevilla also won (2-1 against Granada) and did not lose for the title fight (4th with 70). There are four teams that we are fighting and we will try to win in every game, it will not be easy but we have a group to achieve it, ”said Antoine Griezmann, the hero of the day for Barcelona. In addition, he added words to underline what Atlético has done: “Atlético are doing an incredible league and we are doing our best to be champions. We have it in our hands, we just need to win every game. “He only has five games left in this championship (Barcelona 6) and one of the 4 teams in question can aspire to the title. This Thursday from 2:00 pm (Argentina), Barça will have an unbeatable opportunity against Granada (33rd day), because if he wins, he will be leader with 74. In addition, on Saturday 8 May, he will face for the 35th day . Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona in key title duel Diego Simeone’s men have seen a marked drop in results for a while, as out of the last 42 possible points they got 23 and dominated La Liga for a while. much of the tournament. “We continue to depend on us and five days from the end, that’s important. It will depend on how much mental strength we have and how determined we are in the matches, “said the” Cholo “, hoping to lift this moment.
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