Atletico Madrid faces the last five days of the League with the unique idea of "win, win and win , " waiting for a stumble of Barcelona and this decisive duel Wednesday to believe even more in the title, with the Athletic in the new San Mames, where he has always won since opening.
"We are in a good position to continue to believe, nothing more. It is a lot of work ahead , " insisted Monday Fernando Torres , striker rojiblanco, a team that has never given up the race for the league. Not when only three days ago he was nine points behind Barcelona. Now it is matched.
With five days; the first in San Mamés, apparently the most demanding that detract from the Madrid team, which has won three visits since the opening of the new 'cathedral' party. In 2013-14, when he was champion, he triumphed 1-2, the same result as achieved in Copa del Rey . Last season they won by 1-4 with three goals from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann .
No margin of errors either Wednesday. Do not allow the tight fight for the championship, the team preceding it, Barcelona, and for which he pursues, the Real Madrid just one point behind, while calculations Athletic not admit doubt s: five wins in five games to have any chance of being champion.
Everything happens to win on Wednesday. "La Liga? We have the chance to make a good match in Bilbao and at the same time, an important opportunity to continue competing after that meeting four dates will probably remain. It will be difficult, hard, and we'll play it that asks us the calendar, win, win and win , "he praised the Argentinian Diego Simeone minutes after the third straight league win on Sunday with Granada .
Then Atletico, in this order, receive consecutively to Malaga , one of only four teams that have earned him this season, and Rayo Vallecano , including the elimination of the semifinals of the Champions League against Bayern. Then it will play out with Levante and finish the league at home to Celta .
"Every game is a final , " confirmed the midfielder Saul Ñíguez , whose team will travel Tuesday to Bilbao with the responsibility of victory, essential for everyone to keep in contention for the league, without an essential piece in your scheme: captain and midfielder Gabi Fernandez through suspension.
A yellow card this Sunday against Granada, the tenth season of football and cycle representing five warnings and, by extension, a meeting of suspension, Gabi depart duel at San Mames. His place in the starting eleven, except surprise, will supply the Argentine Augusto Fernandez .
Gabi has played 45 of the 49 official matches of his team in this course, 41 of them starts. It is an important Atletico low, which retrieves, by contrast, Brazilian Filipe Luis, back to the left side, and maintains serious doubt the Uruguayan José Giménez, even without the high of a muscle injury.
The team is already preparing this morning that appointment against Athletic, with a session at the Ciudad Deportiva de Majadahonda, also with Portuguese Tiago Mendes with the group, as in the past three workouts, and in the final part of his recovery fracture of tibia suffered on 28 November.
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