Atletico Madrid Don't Want To Give Up In The La Liga Title Competition

Atletico Madrid does not want to give up in the race for the La Liga title (Instagram/@athleticodemadrid).

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid failed to score points in the 28th week of La Liga when they lost 2-4 to Barcelona, Monday, March 17, 2025, early morning WIB.

The defeat left Los Rojiblancos now four points clear in third place in the standings of Barcelona and Real Madrid above him.

However, Atletico's manager, Diego Simeone, did not want to give up in the race for the La Liga title this season.

He agreed that there is still a long way to go and said his team knows what it takes to fight for the first league title since the 2020/2021 season.

"We will fight until the end. There are still 10 games left. We have to play and win everything."

"It's not because of luck. It's all thanks to hard work. I wouldn't take it as luck. We have to admit the opponent's superiority," Simeone said after the match.

Atletico failed to maintain a 2-0 lead at Metropolitano through Julian Alvarez (45') and Alexander Sorloth (70'). In fact, normal time is only 20 minutes left.

Barcelona then scored four goals with the remaining time, two goals in four minutes after opening the tap for the 72nd minute, then two goals in injury time.