Winning the double seems far away for Barcelona after Saturday afternoon’s draw against Atlético Madrid: 0-0 The leader of LaLiga left the Camp Nou with one point as the moral winner and kept the lead of two points over trainer Ronald’s team. Koeman, who served his second and last match suspension: 77 at 75. Real Madrid has the renewal of the national title on the basis of mutual results in their own hands. A win at number four Sevilla would mean a shared lead for Sunday evening the Royal, which then suffices to three wins in the three remaining match days.
Alfred Schreuder spoke to the media after Saturday and still has faith in a good outcome for Barcelona. A sad ending? One step back? We know that we now depend on the other teams. We can’t help but wait and see what Real Madrid does against Sevilla. Yes, we depend on the rest, but winning the league title is still possible. We are still in a situation where we wanted to be three months ago, ”emphasized Koeman’s right-hand man.
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Louis van Gaal remains optimistic about Barcelona’s chances. “Real Madrid has a lot more trouble winning matches than Barcelona. I hope and still think that Barcelona will be champions ”, said the former Catalans coach Ziggo Sport. “The chance of the championship has become smaller, but it is not over yet. Of course I am wearing a Barcelona outfit, but there is still hope. ” Van Gaal thinks that Real Madrid and Atlético will lose points in the remaining games. “Real Madrid must first beat Sevilla tomorrow. That is not an easy opponent. ”
“Julen Lopetegui is there and still has a bone to pick with Real”, Van Gaal referred to the quick dismissal of the trainer in the Spanish capital. “I don’t think Real is good enough. And Atlético also has more trouble winning than Barcelona. ” Gerard Piqué emphasized afterwards that ‘anything can still happen’. “Absolutely, everyone’s state of mind can have an influence. Real Madrid are the champions if they win four times, but all the big clubs are struggling to perform consistently this season. It has been a long time since the top teams have taken so relatively few points. It’s all closer together. If we win the remaining three matches, I think we are still in the race. ”
“I don’t have a crystal ball,” said the Barcelona defender. “But a club like Barcelona has to give everything until the end. In the last twelve to thirteen seasons we competed for the prizes until the last race and that is what we will do now. From the beginning of this year, we have been on the way up. It is a pity that we have missed points in recent weeks ”, Piqué referred to the recent defeats against rival Real Madrid (2-1) and Granada (1-2) and the draw against Atlético.
| No. | Team | M. | W. | G. | V. | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 77 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 75 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 74 |
| 4 | Seville | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 70 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 51 |
| 8 | Granada | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 45 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 44 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 40 |
| 12 | Cadiz | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -20 | 40 |
| 13 | Levante | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | Valencia | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Getafe | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -14 | 34 |
| 16 | Alavés | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -24 | 32 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | -14 | 31 |
| 18 | Huesca | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -18 | 30 |
| 19 | Elche | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -23 | 30 |
| 20 | Eibar | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 26 |