Atletico Madrid have hit a sweet spot, it seems. Perhaps a little too late, but they've hit it nevertheless.
It would have been helpful for Diego Simone if his side had been able to find the net in the two games that finished 0-0 in February, against Villarreal and PSV in La Liga and the Champions League, respectively.
The European situation is still in their hands, with the second leg of that last-16 tie at the Vicente Calderon in the week ahead.
Their position in La Liga, however, will depend on teams other than themselves.