Barcelona to resolve the Champions League .. and the Madrid derby attracts attention

Barcelona is close to securing a place in the Champions League next season, if it beats its fifth host, Real Betis, tomorrow, in the thirty-fifth stage competitions, which will witness the "derby" of the capital Madrid between Atletico and Real champions.

Barcelona occupies second place with 66 points behind champion Real Madrid (81), 8 points ahead of Betis, and if he manages to make the difference of 11 points three stages before the end, he will secure his seat in the mother continental competition.

This achievement will constitute an additional dose of confidence for a team that has suffered in the recent period without succeeding in building a sweeping victory in the "El Clasico" against eternal rivals Real Madrid 4-1, before ending with a 2-1 victory over Real Mallorca in the last stage, a series of 3 defeats. Successively in his home "Camp Nou" in various competitions.

In the event that Barcelona wins at the "Benito Villamarin" stadium, it will provide a great service to Atletico Madrid, which is 3 points ahead of Betis, before the "derby" of the capital on Sunday with arch-neighbour, Real, who has qualified for the final of the most prestigious competition in Europe at the expense of Manchester City, England, after overturning He was delayed 3-4 in the first leg and 0-1 in the second leg, a minute before the end of the regular time, to win 3-1 after extension.

Atlético will not applaud Real


. Atletico had confirmed earlier that his team players would not set up an honorary corridor to salute their rivals to win the league title, as was the custom after every match played by the crowned team, in a controversy that dominated the Spanish atmosphere in recent days, while "Colchoneros" considered that This gesture is an "attempt to ridicule" and "intended to humiliate".

Atlético hopes that the qualification of the arch-neighbor to the continental final and the fatigue of the players will cast a shadow over the expected battle at its Wanda Metropolitano stadium in order to win the three points and enhance its chances of a seat in the Champions League.

It is expected, after the title was decided in his favour, four stages before the end, that the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti of the “Merenghi” rotate with the possibility of resting the old guard, such as Croatian Luka Modric, German Toni Kroos and the brilliant French striker Karim Benzema, the top scorer of the league (26). And the Champions League (15) and the young Brazilian, Vinicius Jr.

If this is achieved, the preference will be in favor of Atletico and its Argentine coach Diego Simeone, who is seeking to return to the path of victories, as he only won in an orphan match from his last six matches and suffered a painful loss against Athletic Bilbao 0-2 in the last stage.

The victory in the "derby" will give a strong impetus to Atletico before the end of the competition, as it plays a relatively easy match against Elche, before two difficult matches. It will host Seville for the third time, to return and be a guest of Real Sociedad in the last 38th stage.

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