[Sport] Atlético endures the pressure when entering the ‘Aragonese Zone’

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Atlético de Madrid continues to lead. It will be at least three more weeks. The two of the break for international commitments and the next one, at least, whatever happens in the match that awaits the mattress team after the break.

Simeone's team sweated blood to beat Deportivo Alavés. Each game is almost already a birth for the colchoneros in this final stretch, but it is not something that was not expected in the Metropolitano. “Each time the competition progresses, the matches will be harder, more difficult, we are seeing it in all fields. The differences are minimal ”, explained Cholo at the end of the clash against Alavés.

Against the Basque team, the difference between success and failure was in a detail. On one arm, an elbow. Savic's elbow that hit a rival's face to award a stupid penalty. The arm that Oblak took out to save the situation and make Atlético add three points. A stop that can be worth a title.

The mattress team sticks with the game by game because they have no other choice, but the feeling is that they will have to make a superlative performance from now until the end of the season in order to lift the title. Being an outstanding campaign like the one you are doing, it may not give you tremendous injustice.

But seeing the trend of how the three title candidates are doing, the feeling is that Barça is unstoppable, Real Madrid is reliable and that Atlético need a brutal collective effort to carry out their commitments. We already said, nothing that Cholo did not expect. “In the last ten or twelve leagues, except for the one we won, they have always taken them. We live in a decade in which Barcelona has won a lot. Real Madrid too. I do not expect anything else from the power of the footballers that Real Madrid and Barcelona have. We will have to humbly continue on our way, game by game. And not think of anything else, "said the coach.

And all at a decisive moment of the season for the rojiblancos. A reference like Luis Aragonés, eternal mattress legend, argued that leagues are won or lost in the last ten games. It is what is known as the ‘Aragonese Zone’ or the ‘Luis League’, whichever you prefer.

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And Atlético enters as the leader, with four points over Barça and six over Real Madrid. With a really complicated calendar ahead.

The good news for the colchoneros is that, thanks to their victory against Alavés, they went back to chaining two rounds without conceding for the first time since December and took a breath ahead of the break.

With some really complicated games on the way back. Visits to Seville and Betis as soon as you return, and to San Mamés, during the month of April. And a date marked on the calendar: May 9 at the Camp Nou, where he will play an authentic final for the league title.

Atlético have four games left in the Metropolitano, against Huesca, Eibar, Real Sociedad and Osasuna. And also six games outside their stadium, against S evilla, Betis, Athletic, Elche, Barcelona and Valladolid.

Among the less bad news, that Barça, which seems to be a great danger for the mattresses, have complicated outings, twice Valencia, Villarreal, Bernabéu ... Or that there is a 'classic' between Real Mad rid and Barça, in which in the best of cases, both could leave points and in the worst, one of them could be left off the fight. That will be on the 30th matchday.