After a scintillating start to the season, things have begun to go awry for Atletico Madrid in the last 10 days. As Diego Simeone himself admitted after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Levante, they are going through a “moment of difficulty.”
The defeat to Levante followed a draw against the same opposition mid-week – a game in hand left over from the second round of fixtures – and another draw with Celta Vigo the weekend prior.
After they had, for a time, looked such red-hot favourites to win the title, they are now only three points ahead of Real Madrid – albeit with a game in hand.
But as Simeone said to AS: “Those who are strong in the bad moments are the one who achieve their goals.” And this season, Atletico’s goal is without doubt major silverware.
As well as topping the table domestically they are still in the Champions League – on Tuesday night, they will face Chelsea in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Simeone and his men will see the European tie as the perfect opportunity to prove their strength.
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