Betis cannot stabilize the game. Due to a large number of injuries, good performances are replaced by bad ones. Pellegrini simply can not rotate the key players. Without Le Celso, Pellegrini has to change the whole system of the game. Additional problems are created by the disqualification of central defender Nathan.
Atletico remains the main mystery of the current season. Attacking style has already formed, and they score in almost every match, but the defense with their mistakes just takes points away from the team. In the last round they conceded an unnecessary goal from Leganes and only in the middle of the second half they got back and snatched victory. Simeone maximally shifted the emphasis on positional attack and ball possession, but almost every counterattack of the opponent causes a dangerous moment at the gate Jan Oblak. Nevertheless, the club holds third place in the standings, seven points behind Barcelona.