"I still affirm that Barcelona is the strongest team in La Liga. They attack very well, they have incredible speed in their players and they always play very well as a team that is very difficult to beat," coach Simeone expressed after Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in round 23 of La Liga.
Coach Simeone (middle) uses Barcelona to lower Real Madrid
According to Marca , coach Simeone has reason to praise Barcelona, while he and Atletico Madrid have had two matches against rival Real Madrid this season in La Liga, both ending in a 1-1 draw.
These results have left Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid tied on the rankings, creating conditions for Barcelona to shorten the gap if they beat Sevilla at 3am on February 10 to reignite the "three-horse" race for the championship.
Real Madrid are currently leading with 50 points, while Atletico Madrid are in second place with 49 points. Barcelona currently have 45 points, if they win against Sevilla, they will only be 2 points behind Real Madrid and 1 point behind Atletico Madrid. Therefore, the opportunity has returned to coach Hansi Flick and his team.
This season in La Liga, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0, but lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid. Therefore, the "three-horse" race between them becomes fierce, with the results of the remaining matches between these teams in the remaining season deciding who will be crowned champion.
This season's Madrid derby ended in a draw with both legs ending 1-1.
In the recent Madrid derby, Atletico Madrid had a chance to defeat Real Madrid when they opened the score 1-0 in the first half thanks to striker Julian Alvarez's penalty kick in the 35th minute. But in the second half, striker Mbappe managed to equalize 1-1 for the home team in the 50th minute.
For Mbappe, the goal he just scored helps the French striker now have 16 goals and 2 assists in 21 matches in La Liga this season, continuing to compete with Barcelona's Lewandowski (18 goals) in the race for the top scorer. Meanwhile, Julian Alvarez is not far behind, having scored a total of 17 goals for Atletico Madrid since leaving Man City (7 goals in La Liga).
In England, the FA Cup fourth round matches took place, with only one surprise when Chelsea lost 1-2 to Brighton and were eliminated early. Meanwhile, Man City and Newcastle beat Leyton Orient 2-1 and Birmingham 3-2 respectively, earning the right to continue to the fifth round.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-simeone-ca-ngoi-barcelona-sau-tran-derby-madrid-la-liga-nong-cuoc-dua-tam-ma-185250209081553895.htm
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