Playing well and with confidence, Atletico looked poised for a deep run in the Champions League, and was holding steady at the top of the Spanish league, in position to fight for both titles. First it was a penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid in the round of 16 in the Champions League last Wednesday,

On matchweek 28, Kylian Mbappe's brace led Real Madrid to a gutsy comeback win over Villareal to keep the pace at the top. But the most significant result came a day later, as Barcelona came back from a two goal deficit to defeat title rivals Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid overcame a missed Vinicius Junior penalty in regulation to advance to the quarterfinal round, where they will play Arsenal.

Real Madrid earned their first league win against Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica since February 2017 as they overturned a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 on matchday 28 of La Liga on Saturday. An