La Liga: Why It’s Atletico’s League to Lose and Not Real Madrid’s or Barca’s

• The title race in the Spanish La Liga get tougher after Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid moved ahead of Barcelona on the league table this weekend
• The Catalans were running away with the league in October but their poor run of form since November have put both Madrid clubs ahead of them
• A football analyst has explained why it is Atletico's league to lose and not Barcelona or Real Madrid

The Spanish La Liga title race has been thrown open after Barcelona's poor run of form since November gave Atletico and Real Madrid the chance to catch on the league table.

The Blaugrana had a perfect start this campaign and looked like the team to beat in La Liga this season, but their recent poor run made them lose their hold on the title.

The Catalans lost 2-1 at home to Atletico on Saturday evening before Madrid defeated Sevilla to relegate Hansi Flick's side to third place.

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Why Atletico are favourites to win La Liga ahead of Barca, Madrid

Football analyst Michael Afolayan, in an exclusive chat with Briefly News, explained why Atletico Madrid are the favourites team to win the Spanish La Liga this season, not Real Madrid or Barcelona.

"The Spanish La Liga is the main focus this season for me due to how things turned around since November," he said.

"Well, most [including me] thought it would be business as usual between Barcelona and Real Madrid, but Atletico Madrid's run since November has changed the dynamics.

"The Rojiblancos' victory over Barcelona on Saturday night put them in place as the favourites to win La Liga this season.

"It's Atletico's league to lose this season, as they showed that they can maintain this moment last night, while Barcelona and Madrid still have much to handle this campaign.

"Barca and Madrid will feature in the Spanish Super Cup in January, another competition that could affect their focus in the league.

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"I expect Diego Simeone to guide his team to the third league title under his guidance this season."

Barcelona fans slam Lewandowski

Briefly News also reported that Barcelona supporters are not happy with Robert Lewandowski due to his poor performance in the Catalans 1-0 loss to Leganes.

The former Bayern Munich striker was criticised for being poor in front of goal during the game.

Source: Briefly News