Atletico Madrid to Barcelona reached the front of the Spanish League, surpassed only by goal difference and points to the sole lead in the last two days of 2015, both as a visitor, to Malaga and Ray, and the obligation to add four points to occupy the square end of the year.
The fact of the postponement of the match between Barcelona and Sporting Gijon next day, for the World Cup in the Barça Club lets you rely on yourself to reach the top of the league at the end of 2015, although always looking after the postponed match.
You need four points to get it, without relying on other labels, including his visit to La Rosaleda in Malaga on Sunday and Dec. 30 matchup in Vallecas. So shut ahead of Barcelona 2015, albeit with a game more, and would be unreachable by the end of the year for Real Madrid, third and five points now.
It is a challenge rather than open the last two days of the year to Atletico, who has balanced the two most recent weeks his handicap of four points over the leadership of Barcelona, posts fifth-eight straight wins in all competitions-championship between and He has not lost since two and a half months ago.
Since 30 September, 1-2 in the second round of Group C of the Champions League against Benfica at the Vicente Calderon, Atletico has been second to none for all their rivals. Their last defeat in the league, while dates back to a few days before the September 26 with a 1-0 deficit against Villarreal.
Since both games, the rojiblancos completed fourteen official games unbeaten with eleven wins (0-2 over Real Sociedad, 4-0 Astana, 2-1 at Valencia, Sporting Gijon 1-0, 0- 1 to Betis, Galatasaray 2-0, 1-0 to Espanyol 1-2 to Reus, Granada 0-2 1-2 2-1 to Benfica and Athletic Club) and three draws: 1-1 with Real Madrid and Deportivo and 0-0 in Astana.
The last eight with victory, their longest streak since the 2013-14 season when he also linked eight wins in competition between September 1 and October 6, 2013. At that time beat Real Sociedad (2-1), Almería (4-2), Zenit (3-1), Valladolid (0-2), Osasuna (2-1), Real Madrid (0-1), Porto (1-2) and Celtic (2-1).
The best number of wins Simeone was thirteen in a row, dating back to a season before the start of the 2012-13 campaign between August 27 and October 31, 2012, when they beat Athletic (4-0) Chelsea (1-4), Rayo Vallecano (4-3), Hapoel Tel Aviv (0-3), Valladolid (1-2), Betis (2-4), Espanyol (0-1), Viktoria Plzen (1 -0), Malaga (2-1), Real Sociedad (0-1), Académica de Coimbra (2-1), Osasuna (3-1) and Real Jaén (0-3), the latter in the Copa del Rey .
Atletico added 35 points in 15 games in this league, three by now that last season (seven of leadership was then), five less than in 2013-14 (also shared the top spot with Barcelona) and two less than in 2012-13, but in that campaign reached now six points off the pace.