Atletico Madrid achieved an important victory over its counterpart Sevilla, 1-0, in the postponed match between them from the fourth round of the Spanish League.
The only goal of the match came from Marcos Llorente, as Diego Simeone's squad scored three valuable points in their La Liga competition.
Barcelona is the club most affected by the victory of the Rojiblancos, as the Catalan club lost first place due to this victory.
Atletico Madrid's score reached 38 points, the same as Barcelona's, after 18 Spanish League matches.
But as is usual in the Spanish League, when two teams are equal in points, goal difference is used to determine the advantage, which is in favor of Atletico Madrid.
The capital club has a difference of +17 after scoring 36 goals and conceding 16 goals, compared to only +13 for Barcelona, which scored 34 goals and conceded 21.
It is noteworthy that the lead in the Spanish League also goes to Real Madrid, with a goal difference over Girona, each with 45 points.
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