“Neither of us can compete to win the league,” the Atlético Madrid president, Enrique Cerezo, said. A 1-1 draw, secured with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann, leaves Atlético 11 points behind Barcelona at the top of the table. It also leaves them four points clear of Real Madrid with seven matches remaining. They did not want a draw, although that its importance was relative was perhaps revealed when Ronaldo was withdrawn after an hour. Real Madrid began on the front foot, the corner count climbing rapidly, Stefan Savic standing in the way of a series of shots and crosses that started with Marcelo just three minutes later.

Source: The Guardian April 08, 2018 17:18 UTC