After Atletico's 1-1 draw, the coach knows that the battle for the crown will be close to the buzzer: "Real and Barcelona started the season badly, but suddenly managed to recover. In any case, our goal is clear."
The Colchoneros have scored just four wins in the last eight games
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Everything is open in the championship fight in Spain.
Especially after the 1: 1 draw of Atletico Madrid, which came up last night (Sunday) for the game against Betis in a particularly lacking line-up without the injured Luis Suarez and Thomas Lamar and the suspended Marcus Jornetta.
Simeone's team, which only two months ago still led the table by 11 points, is now only a single point above Real Madrid and two above Barcelona in the third table.
The Colchoneros, who have scored just four wins in the last eight games, know that the final line-up will be particularly difficult and the big question is whether Real and Barcelona will be able to make a detour in the eight rounds, which remain until the dramatic end of the season in Spain.
"For now, this is the situation. Real Madrid and Barcelona started the season badly, we maintained great results and then they recovered," explained at the end coach Diego Simeone, "There is no doubt we are going through a bad period and we can only hope it passes soon. "We have a clear goal until the end of the season. Last year we were in transition season and now we are in a better place, and we must try to meet our goals. We have nothing to lie about."
On the injury of Joao Felix, who opened but was forced to take a break: "He thought in pain he did not stop. I am very much he will make an effort and be able to help us next week. He trained as usual this week and it is a pity we did not have him throughout the game."
