The champion is hooked to LaLiga

Simeone's sigh on the bench after Lemar's goal explains better than anything how much Atlético was at stake yesterday. The stick of Milan, the dramatic situation in the Champions League, has the rojiblancos in a grip. We had to beat Cádiz to turn the page... and focus on continuing the climb in the LaLiga championship. And that's what the rojiblancos did, also scoring four goals for the first time this season. A stream of goals in the second act with four players contributing to the cause: the aforementioned Lemar, Griezmann, Correa and Cunha. Only Luis Suárez remained unmarked among the strikers who brought into the fray a Cholo who continued without being able to count on Joao Félix.

Be that as it may, the balsamic victory for the rojiblancos also helped them climb up the standings. A triumph that, together with the defeat of Real against Espanyol, places Simeone's men second with 29 points, the same as Imanol's but with a better goal average for the people of Madrid.

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The realistic group is not the only one that is surpassed by Atlético. Sevilla, who lost last night at the Bernabéu, also remain, with 28 points, behind a team, the rojiblanco, who needed victory in Cádiz before facing a very tough schedule. Next week the Metropolitan visits Mallorca, and then faces four straight outings against Porto, with the pass to the round of 16 at stake, Real Madrid, Seville and Granada. Four away games to play for the continental future and continue climbing positions in a League that Simeone's men are convinced they will fight until the end. They are the champions and they will sell their title dearly, as Cádiz suffered yesterday.