The 22nd round of Bundesliga kicked off late on February 20, Beijing time: Frankfurt vs Bayern. In the 11th minute of the first half, Kamada Daichi broke the goal; in the 30th minute, Younes extended the score; in the 52nd minute, Levin equalized the goal. Finally, Frankfurt beat Bayern 2-1.
Later in the evening, the 24th round of La Liga saw a match: Atletico Madrid vs Levante. Morales scored in the 29th minute of the first half. In the stoppage time, De Fruto scored a goal by lifting the ball. Finally, Atletico Madrid lost 0-2.
In one night, the two leaders of the Bundesliga and La Liga simultaneously suffered cold losses. Bayern, in particular, won the Club World Cup on February 12, beating the Mexican Tigers 1-0 to win the title, thus creating the greatness of the six crowns. Unexpectedly, they returned to the league with a draw and a loss in two matches: 3-3 Bielefeld and 1-2 Frankfurt. And in the middle of next week, they will open the first round of the Champions League 1/8 finals to fight for the title. With such a low state, can they beat Lazio?
Let's look at the Bundesliga standings: Bayern 49 points, Leipzig 44 points, Wolfsburg 42 points. In this round, Leipzig will challenge Hertha Berlin on the road. With a win on the road, they will narrow the difference with Bayern to 2 points. Bayern's advantage, too, will be few and far between.
Let's look at the La Liga standings: Atletico Madrid 55 points, Real Madrid 49 points, Barcelona 46 points, Sevilla 45 points. This round, Real Madrid will challenge Valladolid on the road, and if they win, the points gap with Atletico will be narrowed to 3 points. And on March 8, Atletico will host Real Madrid. If the latter wins again, where is Atletico's advantage? Only 1 less round of matches left!
Falling off the wagon at a crucial moment couldn't have been more appropriate for Simeone. From the beginning of the season, Atletico quickly led the La Liga standings, at one point making people think that the title suspense had ended. I didn't realize that the last 4 league games: 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss brought the title suspense back. If we can't win the league this year, Simeone can go! Atletico, it's time for a change of manager and style. In Simeone's hands, there really isn't much potential left.