Atlético vs Valladolid: Stay in position
Atletico Madrid is making those who love them really worried with their fluctuating performance. In the last 6 rounds, coach Diego Simeone's team won only 1 match against the bottom team Elche, the rest were drawn or lost. In the last round they were held by Almeria with a score of 1-1.
Although still in the Top 4, Atletico Madrid was caught up by Villarreal and Betis in terms of points. Even, they are only 2 points better than the 9th ranked team Vallecano. This means that Atletico Madrid is in danger of being knocked out of the Champions League group if they do not overcome Valladolid.
Fortunately for Atletico Madrid, Valladolid is playing very badly, shown by losing all of the last 4 rounds, against Bilbao (0-3), Real Madrid (0-2), Mallorca (0-1) and Vallecano respectively. (0-1).
Away, Valladolid also did not earn any points in the last 4 matches, and did not tear the opponent's net once. If counting from the beginning of the tournament, they only won 1 match, the rest drew 1, lost 6. It should be noted that Valladolid lost the last 6 times playing on Atletico Madrid's field, the most recent being with a score of 0-2.