Diego Simeone needs to rally his Atletico Madrid team for their crunch weekend clash with Barcelona.
Los Rojiblancos saw their UEFA Champions League dream ended in controversial style in midweek via a penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid.
Despite the ongoing fallout over Julian Alvarez’s ‘double touch’ penalty, Simeone has little choice but to drag his squad forward, to keep alive their domestic challenge.
Real Madrid head to Villarreal on Saturday, with Simeone hosting leaders Barcelona the following day, and the title gap could be four points before kick off in Madrid.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are currently tied on 57 points at the summit with Atletico Madrid one point behind in third spot.